Coolant blows out even cold
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Midland Ontario
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Try just pulling the t-stat first before just putting in another one. Let's trouble shoot this bad boy logically so we can eliminate any variables as we go. Run her without a stat, and let's see where we are first. Also, how does the inside of the rad look? Is it still clean, or does it need a purge?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
Try just pulling the t-stat first before just putting in another one. Let's trouble shoot this bad boy logically so we can eliminate any variables as we go. Run her without a stat, and let's see where we are first. Also, how does the inside of the rad look? Is it still clean, or does it need a purge?
Ya never know, there may not be anything wrong with the t-stat, we are just removing it to make sure. If you remove the t-stat, and it works like it should, you can assume a bad t-stat. If it still has the same problem, then we need to look elsewhere. Whenever I am faced with a problem that I can't figure out, and I am just trying to eliminate possible causes, I always try the easiest things first.
You can also take a t-stat, tie a piece of string to it, and submerge it in a pot of boiling water to see if it is opening or not. Water boils at 212* F., so it should open just about any t-stat that a sane person would run. Good luck!
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2010
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no I mean find out why you have the miss, with those compression numbers , all other things being good, it shouldnt, that means an ignition issue, first would be to make sure your firing order is correct...and it goes on and on.
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