Its possible that you got a faulty thermostat that is actually sticking open and not allowing the water to actually heat up to temperature. Try checking the heater and see if you actually have heat. If not, I would start there and purchase another thermostat. It's the cheapest route and I have purchased bad ones myself.
If it stuck open my motor would of never ran hot think about it... if its stuck closed it would run hot. Right or wrong?
If it stuck open my motor would of never ran hot think about it... if its stuck closed it would run hot. Right or wrong?
My fault for posting it twice but even if it was a good one for it to even open to allow more water through it would have to be heated up & the water was just an average temp for a stock motor it wouldnt even need to be open yet you see where im coming from?
You need to check your radiator to make sure it flows sufficiently. If your radiator is about stopped up, the coolant/water can not flow through it enough to keep your engine cool. Try removing your radiator, lay it down flat with the cap on tight & both hose ends pointing up and run water into one of the hose ends. At the same time, watch the opposite hose end. You should see water come flowing out both hose ends at the same time as the radiator fills with water. If the hose end that your filling with water from your garden hose starts to over flow before the other end, your radiator is clogged up and will either need replacing or flushed out. You also can shine a light into the radiator and look at the flukes, if they look all corroded up, that's your problem. Hope this helps
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SOURCE: I have a 2007 colorado
All that. The mechanic should have put your truck on a computer that will read what the temp is. It would have probably read that your truck was running at normal temp. You could have had a thermostat that was stuck partially open causing a lower than normal reading. temp gauges should read about the halfway mark. Seeing how you have a 180 t stat, your temp should be from 170 to 200 this is normal. Find another mechanic, I think you may have been taken.
SOURCE: 2000 Ford Expedition Overheating
this may be a cluster,wiring or sending unit problem.ask your dealer how hot the engine was getting,with a scanner they can tell what temp the coolant is at.yes your temp gague is rising but is the engine even overheating ?
SOURCE: Engine runs hot on 2001 Stratus R/T 3.0L V6
Hello, as previously suggested by my collegue it appears you have an air lock. Have you tried parking the vehicle on level ground, from cold with radiator cap off start the car and leave it idling. Make sure the fluid/coolant levels are o.k. and let the engine reach operating temp. Keep some warm water handy and watch/listen the water/coolant system (Keep a safe/sensible distance from radiator) hopefully after a while the system will bubble and boil up let it settle for a few seconds and then top up with very warm water do this until it hopefully stops belching out of radiator. Replace cap and hopefully top and bottom hoses will be warm. Oh! nearly forgot keep all heater controls on hot with blower on full..(Inside the vehicle)
Finally I'm not joshing but is the thermostat in the right way round and functioning correctly? to test drop it in some boiling water it should open almost immeadiatly.
sorry for the epic but I'm here to help and hopefully save you time and money.
Good luck and a Happy New Year to you and your family!
Paul 'W'
SOURCE: The temp gauge says the engine is hot but, in
I'm not certain if this engine has coolant bleeder valves, but if it does, make sure there aren't any pockets, particularly around the sending unit. Something is fooling the computer into thinking that things are really, really hot.
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