1981 Ford E350 bad temp gauge??
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1981 Ford E350 bad temp gauge??
got a 1981 Ford E350 Van with 460 motor at an auction, drive it home, noticed it ran a little hot. Got home, flushed coolant, changed thermostat (100% installed correctly) changed temp sending unit, and gauge says it still is HOT, like on the A of N O R M A L,
suspicious of bad temp gauge so I put my thermo gun on temp sending unit, water pump, radiator, intake manifold and all read +\- 205... both top and bottom radiator hoses are hot but not scorching hot, is there anything I’m missing? I had plenty of flow when I flushed and filled the cooling system so I’m almost 89.9% sure the water pump is pumping coolant. Just looking for any reason to not change the pump cause I hate doing the pumps on these vans. If the thermo gun says it’s not overheating I’m assuming it’s a **** gauge. Thoughts
suspicious of bad temp gauge so I put my thermo gun on temp sending unit, water pump, radiator, intake manifold and all read +\- 205... both top and bottom radiator hoses are hot but not scorching hot, is there anything I’m missing? I had plenty of flow when I flushed and filled the cooling system so I’m almost 89.9% sure the water pump is pumping coolant. Just looking for any reason to not change the pump cause I hate doing the pumps on these vans. If the thermo gun says it’s not overheating I’m assuming it’s a **** gauge. Thoughts
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got a 1981 Ford E350 Van with 460 motor at an auction, drive it home, noticed it ran a little hot. Got home, flushed coolant, changed thermostat (100% installed correctly) changed temp sending unit, and gauge says it still is HOT, like on the A of N O R M A L,
suspicious of bad temp gauge so I put my thermo gun on temp sending unit, water pump, radiator, intake manifold and all read +\- 205... both top and bottom radiator hoses are hot but not scorching hot, is there anything I’m missing? I had plenty of flow when I flushed and filled the cooling system so I’m almost 89.9% sure the water pump is pumping coolant. Just looking for any reason to not change the pump cause I hate doing the pumps on these vans. If the thermo gun says it’s not overheating I’m assuming it’s a **** gauge. Thoughts
suspicious of bad temp gauge so I put my thermo gun on temp sending unit, water pump, radiator, intake manifold and all read +\- 205... both top and bottom radiator hoses are hot but not scorching hot, is there anything I’m missing? I had plenty of flow when I flushed and filled the cooling system so I’m almost 89.9% sure the water pump is pumping coolant. Just looking for any reason to not change the pump cause I hate doing the pumps on these vans. If the thermo gun says it’s not overheating I’m assuming it’s a **** gauge. Thoughts
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