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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