Well it appears it was a stuck thermostat(brand new). It also looks
like when it got hot the head gasket blew at the #1 cylinder(120lbs vs
145 to 150 for the other 5) and small droplets of something floating in
the coolant. Ugghhhhhh! Guess I know what Im doing next weekend.
John Mitchell 76 Tr6
Thanks to everyone who responded, seems like air in the system is the
consensus. I'll fire it up again today and see how it goes. John
Randall wrote:
>>I also noticed that as it cooled off, I was able
>>to add the last 2 quarts of water, so now Im wondering if maybe there
>>was an air bubble? Where do I start looking or do I just try it again
>>tomorrow?
>>
>>
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>John, IMO you should just try again. As others have said, you definitely had
>air in the system, and at least some of it has worked it's way out now.
>
>Open the heater valve fully, and see if the hoses to/from the heater matrix get
>hot. If they do, but the symptoms remain the same, you may have a failed
>thermostat.
>
>Randall
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