Kevin Rankin wrote:
> At 12:34 AM 2/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 99-02-19 00:03:07 EST, you write:
> >
> ><<
> > My little brother has a '87 Dakota 2.2/5-speed and the gauge keeps
> > indicating that the truck is overheating, but the coolant is only reaching
> > 188 degrees. He's changed the guage, sending unit, thermostat, and radiator
> > (which was bad anyways). Does anyone have any ideas what might be causing
> > this? >>
> >
> >Water pump?
> >
> Nah, my guess is that when you changed all of those items, you got air
> trapped in the coolant system, and there is an air pocket trapped at the
> coolant sensor. Since air heats quicker than water, the guage will read
> hot, or overheat, and a thermostat stuck in the coolant will read normal.
> Try bleeding the system by running the truck w/ the radiator cap off for
> awhile and see what happens. Very common thing when you do cooling system
> work.
> Let me know what happens....
>
> Kevin Rankin
> KRRankin@earthlink.net
>
> "Out of the modem, through the server,
> past the router, around the firewall,
> NOTHIN' BUT NET!!"
The 2.2 engine as used in the LeBaron GTS had a plug on the
thermostat housing for bleeding the cooling system. Use an
allen wrench and loosen plug so that water and air can escape,
don't take it all the way out. That is if the 2.2 truck engine has
this plug also.
Bob Nicks
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