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Oil pump starting to go? Bad pressure sensor? I'm guessing that the pump is driven off of the distributor?
Over heating... Timing off? Water pump going bad? Bad radiator? Do you have any oil in the water? Or water in the oil?
There is a whole host of problems it could be can you try to narrow some of the obvious ones down?
Over heating... Timing off? Water pump going bad? Bad radiator? Do you have any oil in the water? Or water in the oil?
There is a whole host of problems it could be can you try to narrow some of the obvious ones down?
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Ds, No worries, it's just a tired ol FE. Keep it full of oil and don't worry too much about pressure.
I would be more concerned about the overheating. Is it loosing coolant?
John
I would be more concerned about the overheating. Is it loosing coolant?
John
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found out the guy i bought the truck fro never had a thermostat in it so i put one in and it dont over heat as much still over heats tho so im also gonna get to rad redone soon try that
but the oil presure i dont kno? no oil in water or water in oil, oil looks fine its got an old oil filter im gonna try changing that gauge seems to be workin
but the oil presure i dont kno? no oil in water or water in oil, oil looks fine its got an old oil filter im gonna try changing that gauge seems to be workin
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its got presure but when i run with thee cap off befor i put the thermostat in there was no flo in the rad at all i put the thermostat in and it has a lil flo now juss a tiny bit tho i dont kno how much there is supposeto be fixin loaders an sleds dirtbike there was always alot crazy amount of flow so im gonna get the rad re done
or do u guys thin jusss flushin it out would be good enough
or do u guys thin jusss flushin it out would be good enough
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Don't waste your money on the bottle thingie. Leave the fluid down a couple inches, or let puke it and as long as you can pop the cap and see fluid, you are OK. An FE has about 5 gallons total of coolant in it. I don't know what kind of water is in your area, but sometimes it can eat the blades off the water pump. I recommend mixing antifreeze and grocery store distilled water to 50/50 when you go back.
I've been driving these ol Fords since the mid 60s, and have one in the back yard now. You get to know the little things about them in time.
If the fluid is flowing there is no way it will boil in minus 0 temps out side. IMHO
John
I've been driving these ol Fords since the mid 60s, and have one in the back yard now. You get to know the little things about them in time.
If the fluid is flowing there is no way it will boil in minus 0 temps out side. IMHO
John
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JOwilker??? i put a thermostat in it so now it running temp on the high way and at idle but when in 4x4in i was juss out now and it over heats with in 10 15 mins there not much flow in the rad juss a lil bit not really noticable im gonna try flushing the rad and engine out and gettin the rad redone if you guys have any more input it would help thanx
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JOwilker??? i put a thermostat in it so now it running temp on the high way and at idle but when in 4x4in i was juss out now and it over heats with in 10 15 mins there not much flow in the rad juss a lil bit not really noticable im gonna try flushing the rad and engine out and gettin the rad redone if you guys have any more input it would help thanx
Sometimes them ol gauges need a little castor oil or cod liver oil to make em run right.
John