Overheating
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Overheating
I have a 1986 ford f-350. when i am pulling under a load the temp guage starts to move up. At idle it can run all day and not even move. i put an auxilary fan on which seemed to help but it worries me that it might overheat one day. i have a new fan clutch, thermostat and radiator. Any ideas of what i could check? help
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On my chevy suburban, (don't hate me for the bowtie), all of the increase in temp that I noticed on my gauge was caused by the heatup of the tranny fluid. After installing a separate tranny cooler, I've noticed the same kind of loads show no effect at all on the temp gauge.
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Originally Posted by travisd
On my chevy suburban, (don't hate me for the bowtie), all of the increase in temp that I noticed on my gauge was caused by the heatup of the tranny fluid. After installing a separate tranny cooler, I've noticed the same kind of loads show no effect at all on the temp gauge.
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Similar issues with a 150
My 1983 150 w/ 351W does the same thing. New radiator, water pump, t'stat (195) and hoses. I am stumped. The temp goes up to 215 degrees on the interstate. I used a REAL temp gauge to check this out. Other than this, the truck runs perfectly.
My truck has a factory secondary fluid cooler installed in front of the a/c condenser.
BTW: the A/C condenser is not bug incrusted, and has good air flow-thru. The fan clutch is OK, too.
Strange.
My truck has a factory secondary fluid cooler installed in front of the a/c condenser.
BTW: the A/C condenser is not bug incrusted, and has good air flow-thru. The fan clutch is OK, too.
Strange.
