Operation Magpie.
Camel Trophy
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 4,245
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From: Traverse City MI
You performed the test with radiator half full with the engine running to temp 3 times and the fluid remained blue all three tests?
Thats my next task for today.. I think i have to rig up some hose dealio from under the kitchen sink, down from the 2nd story and out to the parking spot. Haven't actually pulled the plugs yet but i know where they are.
1. Temps don't go down when holding any RPM.
2. Its a brand new WP -- I get pressure when truck is running and i crack the petcock in addition to feeling coolant flowing through hoses. I still have the old WP that i took off so i suppose i can swap it back.. I'd have to make a gasket out of sealant though, I'm assuming i can't reuse the old one
The instructions for the kit i bought doesn't say to empty 1/2 the radiator etc, just that the expansion tank is to be emptied slightly so that no coolant gets sucked up into the test tube thingy. Engine was brought to temp twice and tested and then i did it a third time to verify when the engine was already warm.
2. Its a brand new WP -- I get pressure when truck is running and i crack the petcock in addition to feeling coolant flowing through hoses. I still have the old WP that i took off so i suppose i can swap it back.. I'd have to make a gasket out of sealant though, I'm assuming i can't reuse the old one
Jeezus.
Thanks to the kid who put the HG sealer in before i bought it
Brand new Temp sensor..
Took the WP off to inspect and it was also covered in slime but still.. Functional. Going to be putting the old one back one which is oddly clean -- going to have to use a gasket sealant to reinstall though. Couldn't get to the hose today, but flushed both the engine and radiator with about 8-10 gallons each -- got a few chunks out of the gooey HG sealer but nothing crazy.
I feel like i should get an award for playing with coolant the most on this forum
Thanks to the kid who put the HG sealer in before i bought it
Brand new Temp sensor..
Took the WP off to inspect and it was also covered in slime but still.. Functional. Going to be putting the old one back one which is oddly clean -- going to have to use a gasket sealant to reinstall though. Couldn't get to the hose today, but flushed both the engine and radiator with about 8-10 gallons each -- got a few chunks out of the gooey HG sealer but nothing crazy.
I feel like i should get an award for playing with coolant the most on this forum
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 788
Likes: 295
From: Amherstburg Ontario
If you get an award for playing in coolant than I should get one for brake fluid. Lol
it was many years ago and I’ve tried to block it from memory. Covered head to toe. I feel like I increased my chance of cancer by 80%
it was many years ago and I’ve tried to block it from memory. Covered head to toe. I feel like I increased my chance of cancer by 80%
