Small world and i feel the same way about Austin my self it turned south real fast. I stay away from there.
Lago vista I know it pretty good go fishing out that way quite often. Just if I knew someone that has access to a boat ramp out that way...
Grew up in Austin and went to school there. We always had a Lake House in Lago Vista, so spent a lot of my youth on Lake Travis and exploring all of Central Texas/Hill Country.
Moved away in the mid 80's after marrying...but all my family still...
Give it another test drive. Sounds like a definite improvement. If you went out 1431 then that was a pretty good test, pretty good hills (out to Jonestown anyway). I wouldn't be alarmed to see 190-195° F on that jaunt.
My 'modded' fan clutch...
Thanks put a different fan clutch on while i am working on changing the fluid on the other fan clutch and this one as well does not roar when started however took it for a little drive and it did not overheat but still dont think Its right…...
sounds good should have the fluid tomorrow so will hopefully get it all back together this weekend and see what happens..
I really do appreciate your time and advice sometimes I second guess myself or overthink it especially since the parts are...
Fan clutch issue then (at least). Pretty confident a 'modded' fan clutch will help (if not solve) your overheating problem.
Just fill the clutch until the fluid comes up flush with the openings (slots/holes). It probably won't take the entire...
No....not related to the coolant mix (water only in this case). Pure water offers the best heat transfer to be had actually.
You can test the T-stat outside the vehicle by applying heat to it either in a pan of heated water or even using a...
I ask about the radiator.....wondering if you put in the all metal (CSF) Brass/Copper unit?
I have one in my '97 and it runs fine....but others (in recent years) have had cooling issues with that radiator. Most were resolved by going to a good...
Yes, 220°f in your driveway is too hot for the ambient temps this time of year. It probably hasn't gotten over 80° in Cedar Park yet, but warmer weather is just around the corner.
What radiator do you have?
Does your fan clutch move air from...
I just put this in Google:
80 jump AC pressure switch site:forum.ih8mud.com
Plenty of content shows up. I think I followed the 2nd post when I did this on my 80 some time back:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ac-compressor-doesnt-engage.806108/
Without the compressor engaging the only 'Pressure' the shop could have taken would be 'Static Pressure' which in not particularly useful except to tell us that there IS or ISN'T enough pressure in the system to satisfy the requirements of the...
The pic provided is a 'generic' representation and I noted in my post that the 'pulley' is different on our L/C's. You can check the 'Air Gap' with a feeler gauge.
Not very likely it would be oil in the 'bottom' of the overflow reservoir. Oil will float on top of water/coolant unless it emulsified in which case you'd probably see oil all over the inside of the reservoir.
The overflow reservoir's job is to...
I run 315/75R16s on a daily driver.
100% OEM 80 Series components.
All 4 calipers can be rebuilt with 100% OEM parts, including new pistons if needed.
All 7 soft brake lines can be replaced with 100% OEM parts.
Brake fluid should be flushed...
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Smart money says this is your issue. I battled mine for years before finally just deleting the ABS/LSPV and man what a difference.
****NOT**** suggesting you or anyone do the same.
Just saying a LOT of aging ABS systems suffer from air...
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Yeah they left the ALTERNATOR for that. ;)
Put it at the lowest point they could find. Right below the Power Steering pump/reservoir....so IF that leaks (as they all do eventually) it gets oil soaked and ruined.
And where is an...
My 80 series (now with 350K miles) has been MUCH more reliable than my 100 series (now at 265K miles) and I've had to put MUCH less money into it for maintenance and repairs.
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