One note of caution re Simple Green - it is corrosive on aluminum (at least certain alloys) so be careful with it and make sure you rinse it completely off of any aluminum parts .... Don't ask me how I know this
Same with purple power.
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Same with purple power.
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
I did not get all of it off the 13BT valve cover after washing off two weekends of grunge from Uwharrie and Stoney Lonesome ... a quick wipe-down with WD40 and another rinse cleared everything up ...
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Good eye, i cut it off the lid of an off road trailer years ago. Used it for the 80, raised it for the 62
Drove the new 62 for about 45 minutes on the highway, stopped at a gas station and the engine felt and smelled hot. But water temps were low, if anything too low. Drove home and no change. Thoughts?
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
Cats clogged? Get an IR temp gun and shoot the radiator top tank, thermostat housing, and anything else you ink may be a bit toasty ....
When you say 'hot' do you mean overheating? Like burning smell or just normal hot engine smell. Could just be a faulty temperature gauge showing low.
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I don't think the cat is bad. Nothing else seems to be happening. I'll pick one of those up and check when I'm back in town.
It didn't smell like burning. The smell reminded me of when I pre-heat my cast iron skillet in the oven and you can jut smell that hot metal.
Know how to test a thermostat? Pretty easy to do. Might be worth doing.
Is that where you put it in a pot of water and heat it up? The thermostat & gaskets looks cheap, so I might as well just replace it.
3fe's can smell like that
So I'm going to pick up an IR temp gun tomorrow morning and drive for a bit.
I'm seeing that operating temp is 180-195, that's related to the water temp, so how can I check that with the IR temp gun?
I'm seeing that operating temp is 180-195, that's related to the water temp, so how can I check that with the IR temp gun?
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
The thermostat housing and top tank of the radiator will be very close to the temperature of the water/coolant within ....
So:
20 minutes drive to Northern Tool (50mph) + 15 minutes off + 10 minutes idling - 160° at radiator and thermostat housing, inside heat on high is 95°, the side of the engine (driver's side) is 280°
50 minute drive on interstate at (70mph) - 168° at radiator and housing, inside heat on high is 103°, and side of engine is 597°
No clue what any of this means other than I need to do a heater core flush like @Izzyandsue
20 minutes drive to Northern Tool (50mph) + 15 minutes off + 10 minutes idling - 160° at radiator and thermostat housing, inside heat on high is 95°, the side of the engine (driver's side) is 280°
50 minute drive on interstate at (70mph) - 168° at radiator and housing, inside heat on high is 103°, and side of engine is 597°
No clue what any of this means other than I need to do a heater core flush like @Izzyandsue
Two things don't make sense, engine at 597? And 70mph? Maybe the engine got too hot and truck was running like scalded dog?
I would measure at numerous places on the block / head / hoses / radiator and see if you might have a blockage somewhere. Or an air bubble.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
If you are hitting the exhaust pipe, then 597 is reasonable .... EGTs will be north of that number easily ...
Got one of those fancy burping funnel and attempted to burp the coolant system. After 30 minutes of idling at 1800rpms, the water temp gauge didn't read past the first 1/3 line. No air bubbles came up in the coolant in the funnel, I'm thinking the thermostat didn't open.
Took a lot of temp measurements:
inside heat - 114
radiator top tank - 171
thermostat housing top - 169
top coolant hose - 150
therostat housing bottom - 169
bottom coolant hose - 129
head (front) - 175
head (back) - 163
block (driver side, between exhaust) - 240
exhaust - 400
oil pan - 216
block (passenger side) - 188
