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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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ok i got me a 99 blazer ls 4dr 4x4 and i noticed a problem the other day well i didnt but my wife may have ok we was pullin on the thruway the other day and she says she heard like a water noise dripping or swishing around prolly right in between us i didnt think much of it at first then we pulled off did what we had to do then got back on thruway and as i accelerated i also heard this swishing noise of water it didnt last long but i did hear it and it was never there before so i tried it again and yes there is something really going on either in the heater core or the tranny maybe even the engine itself but i would really like to find out where this water noise is comin from so if anyone here would be able to tell me what this noise could be comin from i would really appreciate you input my thoughts and im no expert but could it be from say a bad water pump no pressure or a plugged heater core or maybe just tranny fluid swishing around i dunno something any 1 thanks guys if ya can help me on this 1
 
Old Feb 15, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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This is typically a result of a low coolant level which will allow air into the heater core. The sound you hear is the movement of the water through the trapped air.
 
Old Feb 15, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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I 2nd Kyles tip!! Hes never wrong....dats why we bug him all the time LOL...
 
Old Feb 15, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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Taking Kyles advice and put it with the fact that you need to get the air out of the system to get the noise to stop!!
 
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