brand spanking new water pump and 195 thermostat.... still overheating. i flushed everything during instulation. please give me some ideas to try.

 

Radiator could be stopped up.Thermostat could be stuck closed.A radiator hose could be sucked closed.And the fan clutch could be inop not drawing enough air.

 

can i get the radiator boiled or something? a new one is $120 and that is the cheap one.

new thermostat

will replace upper/lower hoses and clutch fan tomorrow

 

the heat wouldn't work tonight, but it did last week when i first swapped the pump and done the flush

whats the difference between the thermal and non-thermal fan clutch?

 

The Thermal clutch will basiclly freewheel when the water pump snout gets to a certian temp,this is what is normally installed from the Factory.But before I would go out and buy this stuff,I would check with one of the local Radiator Shops and see what they charge for checking the radiator core to see if it is stopped up.

 

thermostat may be sticking or could be the fact that you used a 195 and not a 180.

 

I agree with crazzywolfie. I'm almost positive that it should be a 180 degree thermostat.

 

i've had a 195 in the truck for almost a year now, just put a new one in for good measure

 

maybe the new one is sticking or defective. the easiest way to tell is feel the top rad hose when the gauge is reading hot. if it is cool i would say you have a bad thermostat.

 

it is the fail proof thermostat, ya never know though
the more ideas i get tonight, the more information i'll have for ya'll tomorrow night. i know the radiator was in bad shape. i flushed it in early spring 2010 and again the other day but it probably needs serviced at a shop