legozombie
Member
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2024
- Posts
- 44
- Reaction score
- 34
- Location
- Colorado
- First Name
- A
- Truck Year
- 1983
- Truck Model
- K20
- Engine Size
- 5.7 350 v8
So I'm here in Colorado and just experienced the winter storm Anya. I'm not too familiar with engine cooling systems so I'm not sure what happened.
I had my truck running with the defroster on full blast while I shoveled snow (so idling for about 15-20 minutes?). I was on my way to drive it around and smelled something funky and saw some smoke behind me as I drove off. Thinking it was just condensation or whatever I went a couple of blocks and noticed smoke coming through the firewall. I pulled over, popped the hood, and noticed that the upper radiator hose was off and everything was covered in green coolant. The hose clamp was tight and the radiator was not compromised. What could have caused the pressure to build up and pop the upper radiator hose off the thermostat?
I had my truck running with the defroster on full blast while I shoveled snow (so idling for about 15-20 minutes?). I was on my way to drive it around and smelled something funky and saw some smoke behind me as I drove off. Thinking it was just condensation or whatever I went a couple of blocks and noticed smoke coming through the firewall. I pulled over, popped the hood, and noticed that the upper radiator hose was off and everything was covered in green coolant. The hose clamp was tight and the radiator was not compromised. What could have caused the pressure to build up and pop the upper radiator hose off the thermostat?