Thanks for the reply Bernd,
It will be Thursday evening before I can ck the temps.
As for the clutch fan, cold it is the same as the Durango (spins easy but
won't continue to spin on its own) I'll ck that more Thursday night as well when
I can get it up to temp.
I was hoping it would be the t'stat but I wasn't feeling good about it that's
why I asked.
What will the radiator temps point to? clogged rad
Bill
In a message dated 5/21/2008 7:28:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
bernd@dodgetrucks.org writes:
> Doesn't sound like a t'stat. What are the temperatures across the radiator
> core (inlet, outlet, top, bottom, center)? Any changes in temp across the
> core that are more than 15 degrees? What about the fan clutch...does it
> spin free/easy when at normal operating temp or is there some resistance?
>
> - Bernd
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DodgeDe@cs.com [mailto:DodgeDe@cs.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:19 PM
> To: compuserve@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Thermostat or worse
>
>
> Hi group,
> I'm having some heat problems.
> So the truck is running a bit warmer than normal and under hard acceleration
>
> gets quite a bit warmer. This is with the factory gage. It normal ran two
> needles or so below center and it is now running dead center to a needle or
> so
> warmer. On hard acceleration it pushes it to the high mark of normal, After
> I let
> off it and take it easy it comes back to the high side of center. It has the
>
> stock T-stat and I was thinking of changing it to 180 anyhow. This is a 5.9
> and yes the electric fan is on. It has less than 45K miles on it.
>
> So I'm looking for thoughts is it the T-stat or something worse?
>
>
>
> Bill
> "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop
> playing."
> -George Bernard Shaw
>
> 00 cc R/T Hemi Orange w/shacker hood
> 72, 440 Six Pack Charger Rally
> 00 5.9 Durango (not orange)
>
>
>
Bill
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