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08-30-2011, 11:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Zootown, MT
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Re: Overheating
Damn the fan clutch didn't fix it that really sucks! I don't think it's your radiator either but sure hope that fixes your problems.
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08-31-2011, 12:16 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
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Re: Overheating
Well went and got a new radiator and I guess the t-stat opened when it got hot and locked, let it run in the driveway for 30 or so min. then took it down the road for about three miles never got over 165. From the looks of it the radiator was really pluged up.
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08-31-2011, 12:16 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
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Re: Overheating
By the way thanks for all the help! At least I know the whole cooling system is new now!
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08-31-2011, 09:22 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Re: Overheating
I just went through the same thing in my 83 454 - started with water pump, then fan clutch, then fix small hole in my 2 yr. old radiator, new t stat, hoses, belts. The engine runs a lot better now after cooling system repairs, as well as running a lot cooler. My gauge now reads about 160-165 degrees as well, used to be 185-190, but accuracy of gauge is always in question - I just know it is running a lot cooler, which is a good thing in HotZona.
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09-01-2011, 01:16 PM
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Still plays with trucks
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Spokane, WA
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Re: Overheating
Put the front end on jack stands so the filler neck is well above the heater hoses on the firewall and rev the engine up a little while you are filling the radiator. This will get all the air out of the system. C3 Vette's require this as the filler neck is lower than the top of the engine. It works well on everything else too.
Do you have a heater cut off valve on yours so when in A/C mode no hot water gets to the heater core? This could be bad and leaving a huge air pocket in the system too. Do you have a 3, 5 or 7 blade clutch fan? I put the 7-blade version on mine in place of the 4-blade fixed position fan and it never gets hot now no matter what it is doing.
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