D1 99 over weird heating - park brake on, temp drops?!?!
So two things to check. 1. Air can be checked cold by jacking up the front and removing the radiator plug. Massage the upper hose to release any air. Might not need to use a jack, depends on how full the coolant recovery tank is and how it levels with the radiator. There shouldn't be any air under the plug. Top it up if needed. 2. The stat can be checked on the stove top with a candy thermometer in a pan of water. Taking the stat out of the truck helps simplify this check
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99C is not awful, especially at a standstill on a hot day. It will barely budge the dash gauge. I measured 104C the other day waiting to pick up a sandwich, with my new 88C Waxstat t-stat and my two row aluminum radiator. The dash gauge was just over the second wavey line, barely. My 50/50 Prestone coolant is rated 130C for boil over protection (unpressurized). Seems you all up north better get used to hot weather, setting records and all...
.99C is not awful, especially at a standstill on a hot day. It will barely budge the dash gauge. I measured 104C the other day waiting to pick up a sandwich, with my new 88C Waxstat t-stat and my two row aluminum radiator. The dash gauge was just over the second wavey line, barely. My 50/50 Prestone coolant is rated 130C for boil over protection (unpressurized). Seems you all up north better get used to hot weather, setting records and all...
Connecting my obd2 device and using torque on android I saw real-time temps creep up to 99° Celsius /210° Fahrenheit 
At this point I am narrowing it down to either a brand new faulty thermostat (it’s the one with the plastic bobble to release air) or air still being trapped in the system.

At this point I am narrowing it down to either a brand new faulty thermostat (it’s the one with the plastic bobble to release air) or air still being trapped in the system.
I missed whether your electric fans are both running ?
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Jun 2, 2014 11:32 AM



