tony barnhill
Great Pumpkin - R.I.P
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Well, y'day I headed to Nashville in my big Dodge truck w/5.9L V8 & towing package....she started running hot in stop & go traffic....added water to overflow tank & made it home without getting too hot..... today I pulled the radiator & took it to be checked - wasn't flowing very well...they've flushed & boiled it twice to get it clean....I bought the truck used with very few miles on it & it seems the PO had added something to stop a small leak where one of the plastic tanks is crimped to the radiator - & it clogged everything up! The radiator was good enough for everything I gave it in the last few years but the combination of 100-degrees, stop & go traffic, & a loaded trailer - well....
So, while radiator is in shop, I decided to change the thermostat & also install a new fan clutch...do you know what you have to do to get to the thermostat on that engine? 4 hours removing & installing EVERYTHING!
Tomorrow morning I'll pick up the radiator & install it, fill fluids & see if I've solved the problem! Just one reason why I never add anything to radiators except anti-freeze & water!
So, while radiator is in shop, I decided to change the thermostat & also install a new fan clutch...do you know what you have to do to get to the thermostat on that engine? 4 hours removing & installing EVERYTHING!
Tomorrow morning I'll pick up the radiator & install it, fill fluids & see if I've solved the problem! Just one reason why I never add anything to radiators except anti-freeze & water!