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Longhorn Man · 08-04-2008, 04:34 PM

start off with verifying the guage. Don't bother with the guage in cap junk, you want to know what the ENGINE temperature is... not the rad temp.
Does the truck barf the coolant out when it gets hot?
Does it smell like a hot engine?
Does it crank slow when you shut it off hot and try to restart?
Are you getting spark knock when you hit the throttle when the truck is hot?

08-04-2008, 04:34 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: K10 Running hot start off with verifying the guage. Don't bother with the guage in cap junk, you want to know what the ENGINE temperature is... not the rad temp. Does the truck barf the coolant out when it gets hot? Does it smell like a hot engine? Does it crank slow when you shut it off hot and try to restart? Are you getting spark knock when you hit the throttle when the truck is hot?