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Oct 5, 2005 | 02:34 PM

Ed the outdoorman

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I need some help

I drive a stock 97 f350 with the psd. I am troubleshooting a water pump/ heat problem. Anyone who drives the same year truck and runs the factory temp gauge can help. All I need is for you to post where your truck runs for temp at highway speeds with no load. My truck before the water pump change ran a needle below the N of the word normal. Now it runs at the O. I am trying to put to rest my concearn of a faulty re man part. If any of you guys and gals can post where your needle of the gauge runs I can compare it to mine. Maybe then I can forget about this change in the gauge. THANKS for you info ahead of time.

Ed

Oct 5, 2005 | 05:50 PM

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I drive a 97 F250 PSD and mine has always run at the O in normal at highway speeds, no load. Even ran there when I use to pull a 27' 5ver. Only once pulling that thing up a long steep hill moving to North Carolina did it move to between the O and the R, if that helps.

Oct 5, 2005 | 05:59 PM

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well before when mine was stock it ran in the center of the o. after d.p. and my cat got ran over it is over the "n" and i get get it up to the o if i am driving fast 75+. other than that it stays below the o always.

your truck is fine i am sure. that matches what i was before. if your worried about it open it up a little by losing the cat and dp. and installing a new dp.

Oct 6, 2005 | 11:50 AM

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i have a 97 f-350 dually with 4:10 and it stays between the N and the O no matter how i drive it empty

Oct 6, 2005 | 04:54 PM

Ed the outdoorman

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Thanks guys, I feel better now that most trucks normally run at the O setting of the gauge. Hard to figure why it ran cooler before but I am taking it out on a trip this sat and I will be pulling some atv's so we should get a good idea on how the new pump is working. I appreciate the help and if anyone wants to keep posting where your stock gauge runs. Thanks

Ed

Oct 6, 2005 | 07:13 PM

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97 F350 4WD 4.10

Between N and O all the time.

Oct 9, 2005 | 02:48 PM

Ed the outdoorman

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Thanks guys for your posts. I took the truck out for a three hour drive pulling atvs and she ran solid O on the gauge. Pulled a couple bigger hills and it only rose a bit on the gauge, cooled back down nice and fast. I guess all is good so thanks again for all the help.

Ed