Truck shut of due to no coolant.

[dragonman]

Location manager was told lower radiator hose was missing, not to let idle for extended periods. The truck was being prepped, to load the next day. Was started to build air and shut off after building air. No telling how many times it was started and moved this way. Do you think it would have done any damage to pistons or liners?

 

[thompsoncustom]

All depends on how long it was ran, short burst won't do any damage. U could always get a bore scope and look at the cylinders or use a compression gauge.

 

[Elijah95]

It’s questionable. Building from empty tanks, it can take a while as there’s lots of storage volume. Never timed it, but an easy 3 minutes or more at base idle. Pistons and liners are not my primary concern, the head is.

The c12 head is a big weak point in regards to heat, they won’t tolerate hardly any overheating or they crack badly.

Add a tool to your collection, buy yourself a vacuum fill coolant tool and get the hose on, and try to vacuum fill the system with water. If it fills properly, you might be okay, if it refuses to fill, then you have a leak somewhere or a bad liner o ring, cracked head etc


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