Good evening everyone.
In a bit of a pinch... On Monday, I noticed a loud squeak, like a squeaky pulley coming right from the serpentine belt. Couldn't tell where it was coming from, first thought is that it was the timing belt tensioner/pulley. No issues, drove home with plans to get it checked out. Yesterday, drove home from work and made it about 3 miles, A/C was on, then I heard what sounded like a jolt/rock hitting the wheel well. Thought it was just a rock. 15 seconds later I felt the a/c comp disengage, air became warm, ac was still on, but no cold air. Fortunately it was then that I noticed my temp gauge on H. Immediately pulled over, killed engine. Waited 30 mins to cool, drove to a safe spot. No coolant leaks, just the reservoir was about to overflow. After it cooled it went back down. Hoses were very hot, but with heater on full blast, no heat is coming out. I was able to drive 2-3 miles before it gets to H again. When accelerating hard it's like the Fan clutch slips? When it changes gears the fan makes a weird/interesting noise, almost like a slip...not normal. Additionally, when driving the squeak/chrip is also there. Got it back to work, parked it and got it towed in today. Shop can't determine what it is yet. They replaced TStat, but still overheating, and they were looking at raid thinking it may be clogged or bad. Wouldn't y'all think it's more of a water pump/head gasket issue or fan/clutch issue? Truck has 198K, got timing and water pump done at 100K;however, tensioner and pulley was not done. Help would be appreciated greatly!!!!
P.S. I reached out to BlackWorks and he believes it may be the waterpump. I plan to keep this thread updated so everyone will know what the outcome is. Summer is right around the corner! :flame:
In a bit of a pinch... On Monday, I noticed a loud squeak, like a squeaky pulley coming right from the serpentine belt. Couldn't tell where it was coming from, first thought is that it was the timing belt tensioner/pulley. No issues, drove home with plans to get it checked out. Yesterday, drove home from work and made it about 3 miles, A/C was on, then I heard what sounded like a jolt/rock hitting the wheel well. Thought it was just a rock. 15 seconds later I felt the a/c comp disengage, air became warm, ac was still on, but no cold air. Fortunately it was then that I noticed my temp gauge on H. Immediately pulled over, killed engine. Waited 30 mins to cool, drove to a safe spot. No coolant leaks, just the reservoir was about to overflow. After it cooled it went back down. Hoses were very hot, but with heater on full blast, no heat is coming out. I was able to drive 2-3 miles before it gets to H again. When accelerating hard it's like the Fan clutch slips? When it changes gears the fan makes a weird/interesting noise, almost like a slip...not normal. Additionally, when driving the squeak/chrip is also there. Got it back to work, parked it and got it towed in today. Shop can't determine what it is yet. They replaced TStat, but still overheating, and they were looking at raid thinking it may be clogged or bad. Wouldn't y'all think it's more of a water pump/head gasket issue or fan/clutch issue? Truck has 198K, got timing and water pump done at 100K;however, tensioner and pulley was not done. Help would be appreciated greatly!!!!
P.S. I reached out to BlackWorks and he believes it may be the waterpump. I plan to keep this thread updated so everyone will know what the outcome is. Summer is right around the corner! :flame:
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