hi everyone
here is an update on the H20. thank you to all who responded with suggestions
regarding the rough running of the H20 after replacing the headgasket. well, i
figured that part out as soon as i removed the valve cover again. i did not
follow the service manual when re-assembling the head. i should have. when
first i did it, i torqued the head down, and THEN installed the rocker
assembly. wrong move. the head nuts should be hand tight, then install the
rocker shaft assembly, hand tight, THEN torque the head. the reason for my
misfire was that somehow the rocker shaft assembly had worked its way away from
the head, and the last cylinder's valve's were not opening properly.
soooooooooooooo..... i put it together the right way the second time, and now
it runs great (GREAT!).
except one thing.... it overheats at idle after about 60 seconds. the
thermostat (brand new 180 degree) does not seem to open until it's too late.
the temp is up around 220, and the radiator is not even warm. if i remove the
thermostat, the radiator warms right up. circulation seems good, unless there
is a thermostat in. i tried 2 different 180 t-stats, and the same thing.
i drove it about one mile with no t-stat, and it got right up to 220 again.
the radiator is a 3 row, recently re-done. the water pump does not leak. and
after filling and re-fillling the radiator several times now, it's pretty darn
clean.
i have an electric fan, but if the radiator doesn't get warm, alot of good it
does.
i have no clue.
still.
steve
675MIZU
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