matt6669
NAXJA Member # 1602
- Location
- West Milford, NJ
Two quick questions
Turns out my overflow hose going to the overflow bottle was clogged so I replaced that.
Started the truck back up, it runs right below 210 everything seems fine. You grab the upper rad hose and its scorching hot, somethings not right.
Take off the upper rad hose where it meets the t-stat junction and you get steam and its dry as a bone.
So next thing I do is take off the t-stat housing it looks ok but for shit's and giggles I take the t-stat out and replace everything to see if it was the t-stat why I wasn't getting fluid.
Start it back up for like 10 seconds turn it off take off upper rad hose at t-stat and everything is nice and wet, thats a plus.
So go and buy a new t-stat clean everything up put back together test it out. Upper rad hose is still getting hot, but doesn't seem to be getting as hot.
Take upper rad hose off at t-stat and everything is wet, but I'm still getting steam coming out of the upper rad hose.
So my two questions are
How can you tell if you are getting enough water flow through your upper rad hose and should you be seeing steam coming out of the upper rad hose right after turning off the vehicle. (don't worry, I have a pressure release rad cap so no exploding rad fluid in my face to worry about)
Second, how hot should your upper rad hose be. The lower rad hose should be hot to my understanding, about 210 degrees, but I would think that the upper rad hose should be moderately cool.
Thanks in advance for the help. Once I get this all straightened out, next thing to do, is rip apart the dash to replace my heating unit, yippie!
Matt
Turns out my overflow hose going to the overflow bottle was clogged so I replaced that.
Started the truck back up, it runs right below 210 everything seems fine. You grab the upper rad hose and its scorching hot, somethings not right.
Take off the upper rad hose where it meets the t-stat junction and you get steam and its dry as a bone.
So next thing I do is take off the t-stat housing it looks ok but for shit's and giggles I take the t-stat out and replace everything to see if it was the t-stat why I wasn't getting fluid.
Start it back up for like 10 seconds turn it off take off upper rad hose at t-stat and everything is nice and wet, thats a plus.
So go and buy a new t-stat clean everything up put back together test it out. Upper rad hose is still getting hot, but doesn't seem to be getting as hot.
Take upper rad hose off at t-stat and everything is wet, but I'm still getting steam coming out of the upper rad hose.
So my two questions are
How can you tell if you are getting enough water flow through your upper rad hose and should you be seeing steam coming out of the upper rad hose right after turning off the vehicle. (don't worry, I have a pressure release rad cap so no exploding rad fluid in my face to worry about)
Second, how hot should your upper rad hose be. The lower rad hose should be hot to my understanding, about 210 degrees, but I would think that the upper rad hose should be moderately cool.
Thanks in advance for the help. Once I get this all straightened out, next thing to do, is rip apart the dash to replace my heating unit, yippie!
Matt