ElPolloBlanco
SILVER Star
I know I know, another cooling thread, but I’m just looking for a little guidance as I’ve already read most of the other threads, and still don’t know what to do next. First off, a little back ground. 1997 with a little over 166,000 on the clock. Head gasket was replaced by a previous owner. I had some cooling issues in the past. Last summer, I did the oil mod in my black fan clutch with 15k oil. I also replaced the thermostat, did a flush until the water coming out was so clear I thought about drinking it, and put new Toyota red in it. My temps afterwards were good. On a long steep climb that normally pushed temps into the 210+ range I was right around 200-205. Daytime temps in the CA Central Valley top 100 almost every day. I was in the 190-195 range driving around town. It was great. Now though the temps are starting to rise again. Just the other day I was waiting for my food to come out in the parking lot, since you can’t go inside anymore. It was 52* outside, kinda of rainy, I had the defrost on low with the temp setting just about the halfway mark. Sitting there for about 10 minutes my temps got up to 212 degrees. I feel that was way too high for the situation. My question is what should I look at next? I’m positive it’s not the thermostat because it cools down as soon as I drive. I’d like to say it‘s not the fan clutch, but I honestly think that’s the issue. I don’t think it’s the water pump, I replaced that when I first got the truck. The radiator is clean on the outside and looks to be in good condition.
So what do you think? Should I just suck it up and replace/upgrade the fan clutch? No amount of new oil is going to repair a worn out clutch, right?
So what do you think? Should I just suck it up and replace/upgrade the fan clutch? No amount of new oil is going to repair a worn out clutch, right?