• Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!

  • Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.

 

Search results

  1. WillWagner

    M923A2 leaking coolant into engine!?!?

    I remembered another thing. EASY fix. If, at sometime in the life of your truck, it was filled with plain 'ol water, well that caused rust, cavitation, etc. The soft plugs can be damaged when just water is used. When you drain the water and install coolant, the damage should stop, or be slowed...
  2. WillWagner

    M923A2 leaking coolant into engine!?!?

    I forgot, one more place, between the block and liner, this is a midstop o-ring or heavily cavitated liner/block. Or overheated
  3. WillWagner

    M923A2 leaking coolant into engine!?!?

    OK, so now you know it is from the engine. If there is no oil in the coolant, the oil pressure is greater than coolant pressure, it will be the air compressor, aftercooler, liner, head, block or head gasket. If it were me, i'd drop the pan and pressurize it. Air compressor will be from the...
  4. WillWagner

    M923A2 leaking coolant into engine!?!?

    ELC is the "new" type of antifreeze. Extended Life Coolant. I forget the whole story about it, something to do with not being sweet as to not attract animals. It is very acidic and, if used in early products, like the years of all the green things here on SS, will attack rubber components in...
  5. WillWagner

    M923A2 leaking coolant into engine!?!?

    Check to see what it is first or you will start tearing into things that don't need to be messed with. Do the taste test or use a refractometer
  6. WillWagner

    M923A2 leaking coolant into engine!?!?

    Take the oil filler cap off at the valve cover and have a look, do this carefully so if there are drops of water under the cap, you can test them. Mayo on the bottom side means water/coolant in the oil. I ASSUME you are running antifreeze, so, if you have the mayo under the cap, and have...
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website like our supporting vendors. Their ads help keep Steel Soldiers going. Please consider disabling your ad blockers for the site. Thanks!

I've Disabled AdBlock
No Thanks