YAY!!! No more coolant leak!

Both....

The heater hose that runs to the back for the rear heater has a crack in it and the back of my manifold is leaking! I cant win. I pinched off and hose clamped the rear hose to stop it for now, but it means no rear heat. Going to have to send it to the shop in the next week or two as I dont have anywhere, or any time, to work on it.

Suburban is going under the knife tomorrow, hopefully this will be the last of its coolant leak troubles.

good luck

Made it through far easier then I thought. Turns out it wasnt the intake, it was the fitting for the return line to the rear heater that screws into the back of the block. I had that replaced, plus all the heater core lines and the front brakes done. $300 lighter, but if it stops my troubles, it was well spent.

its a pita to replace that fitting yourself so it is money well spent. least it wasnt the rear freeze plugs. lol. that was a horrible job to do on my blazer

I thought at first it was a freeze plug and was dreading that too! Thankfully it wasnt though.

yeah i was lucky and had the plug set already but i did have to pay for the u joints and trans mount.. figured i better do it while i had it apart then have it fail down the road.

****ing fitting is leaking again! Went out this morning and had a new puddle under the truck. Pop the hood....

Back to the shop we go...

Truck is back from the shop, hopefully this will be the last of the Suburban's coolant leak saga!

Worse coolant leak I ever had was when I forgot to rehook the heater hoses after working on my F250 LOL. Man that thing pumps ALOT of coolant, and FAST too.

Best of luck to ya Robert

I hear you John. Thats exactly what I was going through. Stupid heater hoses....

My fingers are cross for ya Robert. I hope they found it.

Thanks Glenn. Apparently the fitting was 'bad'. They changed it out and so far so good... but I am going to keep a close eye on the coolant level.

i'll trade ya for a coolant leak anyday bud, cheaper than Head Gaskets

My Suburban for your Silverado? DONE! I'll even deliver the Suburban!

Went out to grab a flashlight out of the truck today.... and no kidding, the Suburban is leaking coolant..... AGAIN!!!!!

Up at 9am tomorrow and will be speaking to the shop.... again!

darn Do we have to do everything ourselves in order to get it done rite? Good luck tomorrow

Thats the truth Glenn. I took it to the shop because I didnt have the time to deal with it myself. NOW, I'm wasting more time because of the truck being in the shop. WTF!!!

Keep wishing there princess lol, if you would have said that before it was fixed i may have... maybe just a little bit would have considered that... not a chance now

You're right. A truck that is slightly leaking coolant, for one with busted head gaskets, bent tie rods, and bald tires... what was I thinking?

tie-rods are not bent!!!!! jagoff! and the gaskets are perfectly fine... now, tires are coming shortly, YOU LOSE AGAIN!

Until you break the next thing.... Now go leak transmission fluid in some other thread, will you Aaron?

In2Trux wrote:

darn Do we have to do everything ourselves in order to get it done rite? Good luck tomorrow

Had a little delay in timing so the truck is going in tomorrow morning. This better be the last time. I'll keep everyone posted.

Got the truck back this morning. Apparently the thermostat gasket was leaking and the coolant was running down to the back of the engine and dripping from there. Seems logical right? Except that I replaced the thermostat gasket when I did the thermostat last summer! I get the feeling I am being toyed with... BUT, as long as the dang thing stops leaking, I will be happy.

Sounds like your problem is solved. Lets hope so.