Overheating Veterans
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Burning Brakes
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From: Langley B.C.
Overheating Veterans
Well, it finaly happened,too hot.I am a smart guy(HA) so I buy a thermostat and 6 quarts of dex cool and it's fixed,right?
Wrong so dummy here never boiled the old thermostat to check it.
TO make a long story short I poured over all the post's on overheating that I could find in the search.Reluctantly I pulled the rad and blew the @#$% out of it and the condensor.I did drop the water pump just to eliminate that possibility.I was happy to reasemble and burp the system(that is a long process) and ....yes it was dirt in the fins of the condensor and the rad.Thanks to all that took the time to post all those experiences with the problem.I love this place.
Wrong so dummy here never boiled the old thermostat to check it. TO make a long story short I poured over all the post's on overheating that I could find in the search.Reluctantly I pulled the rad and blew the @#$% out of it and the condensor.I did drop the water pump just to eliminate that possibility.I was happy to reasemble and burp the system(that is a long process) and ....yes it was dirt in the fins of the condensor and the rad.Thanks to all that took the time to post all those experiences with the problem.I love this place.
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Well, it finaly happened,too hot.I am a smart guy(HA) so I buy a thermostat and 6 quarts of dex cool and it's fixed,right? Wrong so dummy here never boiled the old thermostat to check it.
TO make a long story short I poured over all the post's on overheating that I could find in the search.Reluctantly I pulled the rad and blew the @#$% out of it and the condensor.I did drop the water pump just to eliminate that possibility.I was happy to reasemble and burp the system(that is a long process) and ....yes it was dirt in the fins of the condensor and the rad.Thanks to all that took the time to post all those experiences with the problem.I love this place.
Wrong so dummy here never boiled the old thermostat to check it. TO make a long story short I poured over all the post's on overheating that I could find in the search.Reluctantly I pulled the rad and blew the @#$% out of it and the condensor.I did drop the water pump just to eliminate that possibility.I was happy to reasemble and burp the system(that is a long process) and ....yes it was dirt in the fins of the condensor and the rad.Thanks to all that took the time to post all those experiences with the problem.I love this place.
So I take it that your cooling system is OK>???? its not that clear in your post.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Langley B.C.
You bet,I was skeptical about the rad as it looked clean from down below,but the amount of grit I blew out between it and the condenser was unbelievable.I got to say next time I drain it I am going to try clamping off the heater hoses cause it seems that is where most of the air in the system was.
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
You bet,I was skeptical about the rad as it looked clean from down below,but the amount of grit I blew out between it and the condenser was unbelievable.I got to say next time I drain it I am going to try clamping off the heater hoses cause it seems that is where most of the air in the system was.
Bill aka ET
