2gGst98
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- Oct 3, 2010
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Concord,
North_Carolina
So I just swapped my head recently, ever since I have been running hot.
Problems I have found thus far,
1 didn't bleed properly first time,
2 fan wouldn't come on
3 coolant cap not holding pressure,
Now I have fixed all three of these problems but I seem to be still running hot. My needle is 3/4 -2/3 of the way up. Log said 205-215*f. My hoses now get pressurized I now feel my lower radiator hose was not as hot as lower one.
I will be changing out to a 160*f t-stat but any other ideas would help.
I did put on a front mount, my bumper is not on, and I am tracking down a boost leak. Boost leak will be fixed this weekend, does the bumper matter? I read somewhere if air isn't going through the cowl then air is going around radiator and could cause hotter temps I don't no about this but I read it in one of the many post before I posted this.
Problems I have found thus far,
1 didn't bleed properly first time,
2 fan wouldn't come on
3 coolant cap not holding pressure,
Now I have fixed all three of these problems but I seem to be still running hot. My needle is 3/4 -2/3 of the way up. Log said 205-215*f. My hoses now get pressurized I now feel my lower radiator hose was not as hot as lower one.
I will be changing out to a 160*f t-stat but any other ideas would help.
I did put on a front mount, my bumper is not on, and I am tracking down a boost leak. Boost leak will be fixed this weekend, does the bumper matter? I read somewhere if air isn't going through the cowl then air is going around radiator and could cause hotter temps I don't no about this but I read it in one of the many post before I posted this.