Overheat Issue??
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Air filter will be no biggie.. I replaced the old stocker with a nice K&N a looong time ago, so it should still be good to go..
Sounds good guys!! Thanks for your all your help yall(HrdDrv, Baldboy, & Torino)
Sounds good guys!! Thanks for your all your help yall(HrdDrv, Baldboy, & Torino)
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I think before I replaced the fan clutch, I would test it. On my truck, if I let it sit and idle, with the hood up, I can hear the clutch kick in for a few seconds, and then kick out as the temp drops. It repeats this cycle every few seconds. I don't actually hear the clutch, but I hear the noise from the fan speed increasing and decreasing. If yours does this, I would flush the system, replace the thermostat, and perhaps the radiator. Be sure and check any replacement thermostat in a pan of water on the stove, using a candy thermometer. You can also check the water temp in the radiator using the same thermometer.
Remember the factory temp gauge is not real accurate, it merely indicates the temp is higher or lower. When I replaced my sending unit, normal temp moved from about the "o" in normal on the gauge to the edge of the "m". Temps didn't change, just a new sending unit.
Good Luck Frank
Remember the factory temp gauge is not real accurate, it merely indicates the temp is higher or lower. When I replaced my sending unit, normal temp moved from about the "o" in normal on the gauge to the edge of the "m". Temps didn't change, just a new sending unit.
Good Luck Frank
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Remember the factory temp gauge is not real accurate, it merely indicates the temp is higher or lower. When I replaced my sending unit, normal temp moved from about the "o" in normal on the gauge to the edge of the "m". Temps didn't change, just a new sending unit.
Good Luck Frank
Good Luck Frank
But I will certainly check the fan first.. I'll post back with results this weekend..
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) to scrub any thick or gummy crud off the throttle plate and where the plate contacts the body. I also remove the egr valve and use the same cleaner directly into the valve. Just stating a different way to do the same job.
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Well guys came to a conclusion on the overheating issue.. Finally got home from college yesterday, took the truck out to pick up some radiator flush and new fluid. I figured I would start with the very basics.. On the ride home I figured I would stop by my mechanics place who is a very very good friend of our family.. Asked a couple of questions about the fan clutch, etc... So I figured we should just pop the radiator cap just too see whats up.. Low and behold, this poor girl has been running on minimum radiator fluid.. *That would explain A LOT*.... Filled her back up, ran her, topped her off.. I have put about 50 miles on her since the refill, the temp gauge hasn't even moved off of the "o" in "normal" since then..
Mechanic suggested though to keep an eye on the fluid level has it may be a very small leak in the system somewhere..
Mechanic suggested though to keep an eye on the fluid level has it may be a very small leak in the system somewhere..
