Hello,
Just picked up an 85 with the carbed 2.8 for $200.00 Didn't have a distro in it. Picked up one from another 85 2.8 from a ranger. ANywho now it boils the radiator after any amount of runnig time. No oil in the water nor water in the oil???? Any thoughts? Thanks.
Hello,
Thermo yes, I think as the top hose gets hot but then again it could be block heat I suppose. As for flow, I'm not sure, I'll have to check that along with the pump flow. I'm also swapping the rad cap from my 87 that runs like a champ, including the 3K miles from Utah to Alaska! My first post was during lunch and now I'm home and am disgusted with all 3 of my B2s right now so taking a day off from them. I''l let ya'll know what I find when I feel like tackling this one again.
take the thermostat out and try running it like that. I've always had problems with the thermostats sticking. I also had one that had a clogged radiator.
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86 Bronco II 4inch suspesnion lift, 3inch body, 35x12.50x15 BFT AT/s and 4:10gears.
05 F250 Superduty Diesel--tows the BII to the trails
Well,
I'm beginning to think it's a head gasket problem. I pulled the radiator and found the petcock would not drain, hmm. Drained it via the lower hose. Back flushing it push out some nasty stuff. Radiator now flows good in all respects. Pulled the thermo adapter, no thermo installed, hmm... Had a spre and swapped it in. Cranked her up and waited for flow through the radiator. After about 15 minutes of running the upper hose feels hot but the rad is still stone cold. I did notice a bit of white smoke at teh tail pipe this time but the weather was a bit cool here in Alaska and there was no noticeable water at the tailpipe??? If I'm getting steam or just air pushed from the cylinders into the water passages why no flow? Oh yeah, I had to move the truck with the rad out and no coolant was pumped out. Hmm, this might be a 2 part problem. I have seen a water pump fail for the rotor coming off the shaft on a 66 Mustang. I suppose that'll be the next test but on this 85 getting to the water pump looks like about 3 steps from pulling the heads!
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85 BII/2.8/M1456/3.73 LS-Ugly but only $200.00
87 BII/2.9/A4LD/3.73 open-Normal daily driver
88 BII/2.9, blowing oil!/A4LD/4.10 LS/2 in body, 4in Susp lifts, motor currently out & being resurrected.
99 Silverado Z71 extend cab to tote my BII parts!
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