Re: Hot engine

From: Dave (ded74@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Aug 02 2001 - 23:33:23 EDT


Ok, now that just scares the crap out of me. I replaced the radiator about
three months ago, cause it blew. Someone had told me to be careful because
in the process of blowing a radiator I could have done other damage. How do
I check to see if it's a cracked head?

--
Dave
Denver, CO
'93 Sport 4x4 V-6

"Dan Burrows" <vantage@adams.net> wrote in message news:3B6B4F6F.797D89A8@adams.net... > Sounds more like a cracked head.... > > Dave wrote: > > > Hey, my 3.9L has always seemed to run hot, I mean, the temp gauge says it > > ok, and I've never had any problems with it, but it just seems really hot to > > me. I mean, there's usually so much heat coming into the cab it feels like > > I have the heater on low. Would a 180 or 160 t-stat fix that? And if so, > > how does going with a lower t-stat affect other things, like gas mileage, > > power, stuff like that? Thanks :) > > -- > > Dave > > Denver, CO > > '93 Sport 4x4 V-6 >



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