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Originally Posted by solidaxel
Did you make sure all the air was out of the cooling system?
Did the thermostat stick?
Run some heat and cool cycles and do NOT let the overflow tank see the bottom, keep it full.
You may have had a air lock and did not get enough coolant in the system
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Originally Posted by dubie
and how is your electric fan wired? is it on a switch or on a temp probe? Is there any adjustment on temp kick in that you can do? First thing I would do is get the gauge working so you can see exactly how hot you're getting.
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Originally Posted by solidaxel
Another thought, I have seen the intake manifold gaskets placed backwards!
This will plug up the passage in the front of the cylinder head and not let the water circulate out of the head and back into the rad.
To check, remove the thermostat and look into both heads and see it they are open where the intake manifold meets the head in the water passage.
Just a thought!
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Thanks for the advice guys. Will hook up the temp gauge, I am blind without it. Will remove the thermostat to check it and the gaskets. Should I install a lower range thermostat, right now I have a 180 degree?
Electric fan is wired through the controller and is adjustable. I have the "pot" adjusted to kick on at the lowest setting, not sure of the temp at that setting but the fan starts at 60% power and as it gets hotter the controller drives the fan up to 100% power.