This is part I of a video showing the step by step work up for a coolant leak in a 2000 Chev Suburban 5.3L Vortec 4X4. Leaking was verified at the water pump…
This is part I of a video showing the step by step work up for a coolant leak in a 2000 Chev Suburban 5.3L Vortec 4X4. Leaking was verified at the water pump…
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Yep. the fan shroud design makes it a little harder on the rams. I am 6’4”
so working on mine is nice as even with the slight lift it has things are
at a very comfortable level ( only the oil pressure sender gave me fits –
you will understand if you have to do yours ) look forward to part 2 of the
gm water pump repair vid.
Great job, Love the atention to detail, has all the makings of a sucsesfull
repair. Keep up the good work
That’s very observant of you, I wondered if somebody would ask. The battery
was disconnected (grin). But I have found that even after cleaning that
connection, the light is still a little finnicky. Weak design.
Thank you, Will, I’m very happy you stopped by.
I’m looking forward to watching your upcoming vids.
I like how all the pulleys are in front easy to access as is common with
RWD vehicles. Wish there was a way to have those pulleys in front on a FWD
car. Just so happens I’m going to be replacing my water pump this week.
Looks like it’s water pump week on YouTube. 😛 Waiting for part 2 of your
video. Neat stuff.
GM were not so clear in their drivers manual but I believe the full mark is
the dividing line between the plastic top part and the bottom part, about
half way up.
Dang, I didn’t want it to seem that way, and in truth it’s very possible to
make the tools to do this job. When I look back at this video the biggest
regret I have is I didn’t spend enough time discussing alternate options
for dealing with that fan nut. At one time I was going to make the tools
for fan nuts, but our local discount tool store sells tools for less than
what I have to pay for raw steel. No wonder industry in this continent
suffers. Thanks for watching.
I think it’s for burping the engine. When coolant is added to an engine,
pockets of air can be stuck in the high water jacket near the cylinder
heads, even as far down as the water pump. When the water pump tries to
move the fluid,the air compresses so cooling is ineffective. Lack of
burping is the commonest cause of overheating after working on the cooling
system. That tube gives a route for air to get back to the coolant recovery
tank.
Thanks for your comments! The information base available for auto repair
these days is so strong that it is fairly easy to research common problems
long before moving forward. I use Alldata, which gives step by step advice,
and of course internet forums and youtube that sometimes help a lot as
well. Also, I’ve cultivated a huge group of very experienced friends online
who will help if needed.
Didnt even know that they still used engine mounted fan clutches on a 2000
model! Nice vid!
Very instructive. Thanks. I don’t see part II. Did I miss it, or will you
post it soon?
Very good video. gm’s are pretty easy to work on. just did the water pump
on my 95 dodge ram 2500 w/ 5.9 not too bad of a job. having the right tools
to remove the fan clutch makes all the difference. I recommend when you are
done you flush the system and go with green coolant instead of the dexcool.
your gaskets will thank you.
I’ll send it out later this week, thanks for watching.
Quite the specialty tool assortment in this one.
Great video, looking forward to part 2.
thanks spelunkerd, I am wondering , too, how high should that be filled ,
the resevoir?
Yeah, I did the water pump on my 1998 5.9 Dodge 1500 a couple of years ago.
Biggest annoyance was the fact that the shroud and fan have to come off
together. Whenever I work on my Dodge I get a sore back — it’s almost
easier to stand inside the engine compartment, ha ha. I did consider
switching to green, but you’ll see I didn’t want to go through the effort
of flushing so went with Dexcool again. Thank you for watching.
Thanks, the repair worked great.
Yeah, it’s starting to feel like an old school process. There’s so much
more room in the engine compartment of older cars. Thanks for watching.
Your hood light already quit working, or did you disconnect the battery?
Peeling back the layers to expose the hidden dodgy bits 🙂 You never seem
to panic when faced with hardware blocking your path, ive found myself
looking at some things and thinking “oh hell, can i do this”, are you as
calm as you look? Allways enjoy your videos, you make any repair seem like
a walk in the park 🙂
Thanks!
Slowly slowly catch the monkey 🙂 good to see that you take your time and
found other things to repair while your in there hopefully resulting in a
stitch in time saves nine should turn out to be a good job done once and
done well.
Thanks!
engine air bleede hose ,what is that for?
Nice