Bad Radiator???
#11
@Lr2D2 Ok if I have this right:
Option 1 likey a bad thermostat
The hose from the rad to thermostat was very hot
Hose from the thermostat to water pump was cooler
Option 2 This one is tough but I would lean towards water pump or a blockage - It implies the coolant in the rad is cold but the engine coolant is hot. It could be rad, water pump, blockage elsewhere possibly the thermostat.
A coolant systems flush will let you see if coolant is flowing and where it might not be. But your rad would have be almost totally blocked, it could be
The hose from the rad to thermostat was very cold or cool
Hose from the thermostat to water pump was hot
Option 1 likey a bad thermostat
The hose from the rad to thermostat was very hot
Hose from the thermostat to water pump was cooler
Option 2 This one is tough but I would lean towards water pump or a blockage - It implies the coolant in the rad is cold but the engine coolant is hot. It could be rad, water pump, blockage elsewhere possibly the thermostat.
A coolant systems flush will let you see if coolant is flowing and where it might not be. But your rad would have be almost totally blocked, it could be
The hose from the rad to thermostat was very cold or cool
Hose from the thermostat to water pump was hot
#12
@LRD2Dave Ok your best bet would be to get a clean container to catch the coolant, I use a rubbermaid tub that fits under there fairly shallow
Position the tub and pull the lower rad hose
Let all the coolant drain
Pull the upper rad hose
Move your tub
Run water from a garden hose through top to bottom - low volume if there is a blockage it should back up on you. You may have to gradually increase the flow.
Position the tub and pull the lower rad hose
Let all the coolant drain
Pull the upper rad hose
Move your tub
Run water from a garden hose through top to bottom - low volume if there is a blockage it should back up on you. You may have to gradually increase the flow.
#13
#14
@LRD2Dave Ok your best bet would be to get a clean container to catch the coolant, I use a rubbermaid tub that fits under there fairly shallow
Position the tub and pull the lower rad hose
Let all the coolant drain
Pull the upper rad hose
Move your tub
Run water from a garden hose through top to bottom - low volume if there is a blockage it should back up on you. You may have to gradually increase the flow.
Position the tub and pull the lower rad hose
Let all the coolant drain
Pull the upper rad hose
Move your tub
Run water from a garden hose through top to bottom - low volume if there is a blockage it should back up on you. You may have to gradually increase the flow.
#15
This would the fifth thermostat I've changed on it so far but yeah ima buy the black one which I believe opens at 180°F. And I really hope that's the issue .
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