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I started to use my heat about two weeks ago 85 6.9 Truck heats up very fast I would say about 5 city blocks i can feel some warmth. If idling it warms up good in 10 min . Gauge is at the A in Normal lower hose cool to touch top hose Hard and Hot. So i replace Thermostat (FORD motorcraft) , Radiator champion Aluminum has 13 lb cap , flushed and back flushed heater core , Freed the bleed ball, Fan spins freely, .Now i am still getting fast heat in cab, and gauge reading high after 10 to 15 mins min of driving . From cold start she pushes water out slowly (cap off) If i press gas it sucks it down let off of gas it comes up. gauge reading warm , heat blowing warm Fluid in radiator is cold no air bubbles coming out and no circulation going on in radiator. If i put the Cap on The top hose sucks in when i give it gas. I tested both thermostats and they opened in boiling water.
I Drove it to work today 15 miles one way 30 degrees outside . At 3 mile heat out of the vents were warm at 6 miles hot . I drove on the freeway 7 miles and the gauge was in the middle . When I got off driving though the city it was on the A in Normal . When I parked I checked the hose it was hot and hard. When I turned off the engine 6 am the top hose sucked flat and has stayed that way as of 12 pm lunch time. The radiator is newly installed 3 day's ago I didn't remove block plugs my extention broke trying . Do you think . Something is blocked near block plugs?
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