> OK, this is kinda weird. I know that usually when an auto acts up like
mine
> is, then it runs just fine on the interstate or when moving along, but
heats
> up when stopped at a red light. Mine is just bass-ackwards as it can be.
In
> town it is fine, on the interstate, after about 4 or 5 miles, it starts to
> warm up. I just changed the t-stat, it is a 180. Water pump is new,
along
> with hoses and a large three row radiator. I run 65/45 prestone/water.
> After it gets hot, like around 215 to 220, I turn off the ac, drive about
5
> more miles and it cools back down. Then it is just fine unless I get down
on
> it. The oil is clean Mobil 1, the coolant doesn't show any signs of oil,
so
> I believe the head gaskets are fine. Any ideas? It has been fine the
past
> three summers since I hopped up the V-6 in it. Thanks for any help.
Will,
Did you leave the radiator cap off and let the system burp out any air that
is in the system? I recently helped my dad put a new radiator, water pump,
coolant hoses in his 88 Taurus, and that car had alot of air in the cooling
system. After we initially filled up the radiator and let it run(cool of
course) with the radiator cap off, we added alot more coolant, just because
of all of the air which got forced out through the radiator cap area. I
would check this first.
Kyle
93 Dakota 4x4 V6
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