Re: Getting Hot

From: Kyle Kozubal (solocamxt@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Wed Jun 06 2007 - 17:43:15 EDT


First off, how many miles are on the truck?

Is the water pump a stock/factory unit?

When was the last time you flushed out the entire
cooling system?

How old is the tstat?

There are a bunch of factors that should be looked at,
before blindly replacing parts.

Kyle
--- Jamie Calder <jcalder3@cfl.rr.com> wrote:

>
> My '96 318 water temp gauge has recently been
> hanging around the mid point
> and slightly higher when idling for more then a
> couple minuets. The
> radiator is full so I assume the thermostat is
> stuck, the fan clutch is bad,
> clogged radiator or the water pump itself but it
> sounds normal and not
> leaking.
> How would I check these things out?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>



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