Posted by Paul E. Gallagher On 2008/7/22 15:06:24
paulg3@sbcglobal.net I am having a trouble similar to what Owen wrote about in July 07 Forum. The car generally runs normal, but spikes to high after about 10 minutes idling. It will then cool back down at normal driving. I just had the radiator re-cored with a new 4 core. ($575 for core , $75 labor to re-install, antifreeze, test, ect. 684.50 total "ouch").
The new radiator seems to have remedied a boiling over problem and hard restart when the engine is hot.
The radiator man said the thermostat was either removed (before I got the car) or is stuck open. Will a new themostat help?
A friend thinks that the brass tube is clogged, and that the temp gauge is spiking because the coolant is not reaching the rear of the block where the coolant gauge pick up is. How do you test that the tube is blocked?
( I may invest in a digital themometer on sale at Sears this week for $59)
Did Owen find any other answers last year?
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