overheating issue after engine tear down
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overheating issue after engine tear down
hey guys im haveing problems with my 390 running hot after i put rings in it im adding a VDO temp gauge tomorow for diagnostics not to metion ive been wanting one, just wondered where to install the temp probe and still retain function of the factory dash gauge?
any insight to why its running much hotter would also be apeciated
any insight to why its running much hotter would also be apeciated
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And here is what I was talking about in PM, the coolant flows directly from the pump right into the intake...
Correctly intalled head gasket... notice front coolant port is blocked off making the coolant flow thru to the back of the block and then up and forward thru the cylinder head. And then the coolant can pass up into the intake and out the t-stat.
Josh
Correctly intalled head gasket... notice front coolant port is blocked off making the coolant flow thru to the back of the block and then up and forward thru the cylinder head. And then the coolant can pass up into the intake and out the t-stat.
Josh
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What degree thermostat are you running? Did you notice what the degree was on the old unit? Stamped on the bottom. Maybe they had the wrong one in the box? Maybe faulty?
What temp are you running at now? Then?
New gauge. What was your old gauge? Factory or?
Glad to hear your head gaskets are on correctly!
What temp are you running at now? Then?
New gauge. What was your old gauge? Factory or?
Glad to hear your head gaskets are on correctly!
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i bought a aftermarket VDO gauge today (70 frikin bucks! 
) anyway i went throug a fiasco to get the correct fittings and what not to get it all hooked up without leaks, but when all said and done after it started and the t-stat reached a equal librium it was holding steady at 195-200
) anyway i went throug a fiasco to get the correct fittings and what not to get it all hooked up without leaks, but when all said and done after it started and the t-stat reached a equal librium it was holding steady at 195-200
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