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Offline Travis Koch

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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2015, 07:33:07 am »
Seems like a blockage to me......  on the other hand maybe your temp sensor is faulty and giving you false readings.  If you can pick up a laser thermometer check different areas of the heating system for differences in temp.  Also open your rad cap (not while it is super hot) and watch the flow of the water when you rev the engine.  If the flow picks up then your pump is probably good.  Add coolant as necessary. 

 I like to stick a hose right into the filler neck with a wet rag tightly wrapped around the tip to seal it up (sort of).  You may have to hold it there but turn the hose on and open up a connection somewhere.  I find a heater hose to be a good spot to use.  Watch the flow out the hose.  Maybe try another hose for the coolant/water to escape and once again watch the flow.  It's not high tech but if you do this in a couple spots, you will soon see if you have a blockage.  You can also pinch off or cap off one side of the connection that you have open in order to force the flush out one side and then the other.   Hope this helps you narrow it down.

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Offline Andrew King

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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #16 on: March 23, 2015, 11:51:24 am »
Ok so I have a datalogger hooked up took it around block and went up to 257 right now at idle is 226
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Offline Brett Haviland

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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2015, 07:20:46 pm »
257 is way too hot.  overheating definalty.  DONT drive it and run it anymore till you get this figured out or your head is going to warp, followed by blowing your headgasket shortly afterwards.
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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2015, 08:22:55 pm »
im gunna be doing the water pump tomorrow
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Offline Brett Haviland

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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #19 on: March 24, 2015, 09:00:07 pm »
u have done the timing belt on these engines?
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Offline Andrew King

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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2015, 09:44:33 pm »
dad has multiple times haha
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Offline Andrew King

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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #21 on: March 25, 2015, 07:53:14 pm »


I think i found the problem....old pump on the right
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Offline Brett Haviland

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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #22 on: March 25, 2015, 08:13:40 pm »
wow!  havnt seen that one on a DSM before!!

good find!!!
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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #23 on: March 25, 2015, 08:22:14 pm »
yah haha, its pretty screwed up :P
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Offline Greg Durban

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Re: Overheating...I think
« Reply #24 on: March 25, 2015, 10:17:57 pm »
So throughout this ordeal, did you do a check with the rad cap off and idle up the engine to see if it was flowing at all?
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