consistently overheating
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#14
Well it is looking like I figured it out. Turns out it was the thermostat all along. It was the first thing I swapped out but apparently the one I got from napa sucked and didn't work. The way I figured it out was that I still wasn't quite convinced that the thermostat was working since the coolant was never flowing through the system like it should. I got the original thermostat and tore out the coil and gate and essentially just had the seal left over. I filled er back up with some coolant and turned the truck on without the radiator cap and instantly I could see the coolant flowing through the tube. I drove it around for 15 minutes and it never got to running temperature, it only got to about 1/4 heated up. So this told me the thermostat was never opening. I went ahead and bought an oem one, threw it in, and now everything is fine Not real sure if I should be pissed or relieved since I finally figured it out and it had nothing to do with the block but at the same time I should have had this fixed last week in an hour rather than a week and $250 later. At least I know the radiator and water pump will be good for a while now.
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