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VeryTangled · 10-27-2013, 01:36 PM

Hi Everyone, Some spitballing:

Maybe temporarily try some cardboard in front of the radiator to try to see if it is possible to make more heat? Maybe let it high-idle for ten minutes or so after warmed up, how hot can you get it because when you warmed to 160, you never got to the water in the radiator. It should have been cool if the stats really open at 180.

Possibly pull and test one of the new temp gauges, and verify it really works at 160-120 (confirming the other two gauges at the same time), it seems you've figured how to test the 'stats at 180, so might be easy.

What is in the cooling system? Did you use the recommended additive?

10-27-2013, 01:36 PM	#4
VeryTangled Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: (Not far enough...) Outside of DC Posts: 3,395	Re: I'm just so cool.... no really! Hi Everyone, Some spitballing: Maybe temporarily try some cardboard in front of the radiator to try to see if it is possible to make more heat? Maybe let it high-idle for ten minutes or so after warmed up, how hot can you get it because when you warmed to 160, you never got to the water in the radiator. It should have been cool if the stats really open at 180. Possibly pull and test one of the new temp gauges, and verify it really works at 160-120 (confirming the other two gauges at the same time), it seems you've figured how to test the 'stats at 180, so might be easy. What is in the cooling system? Did you use the recommended additive?