Geo,
Unless of course the heater hoses are routed incorrectly, right? Or WOULD that
make a diff?
Gotta go with the 'stat deal, if it ain't opening..... sigh.
Tom, what *IS* the temp? Have you probed the coolant to determine if the guage
is
decent?
Cooling systems are pretty simple actually. Not much to it once the thermostat
opens.
J
Geo Hahn wrote:
> Tom Ambrose wrote:
>
> > My 'almost' new 1500 engine appears to be running very hot.... all I can
>think
> > of: restrictive exhaust, sitting too long, wrong or evil thermostat, missing
> > heater, and hot header.
>
> Simplest to eliminate/diagnose would be the thermostat so that's where I'd
> start... feeling the lower radiator hose which will stay coolish/warm until
>the
> t-stat opens, then get hot pretty quickly. If, when the engine gets hot, the
> lower hose isn't nearly as hot as the upper hose then the t-stat hasn't
>opened.
>
> Can't imagine that a missing heater would make any difference.
>
> Geo Hahn
> 59 TR3A
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