LOL, suck's I know. I know all too much about thinking about something lately. Too bad you don't live closer, we could troubleshoot this prob and test some different brand beers while we contemplate! LOL

 

Dayum! I like how you think We could even let aims4squirrels join us.

 

Yea, or just target practice from the lounge chairs on his squirly ***. LOL


Speaking of azz, I hope you took yours over to the TOTM and voted for that clubber, better known as Miami_Son. LOL

 

nice looking project Ghia, my dad and i bought a 74 beetle, that we're either gonna use for parts for the dune buggy, or build into a baja bug, the second would be nice, seeing as it has a roof, to use for irrigation running (fuel saving over me and dads heavy 4x4s)

 

lol at both of you two.

 

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To bring an old thread back from the grave, I thought I'd give this effing problem another shot.

Back in August, I went on a trip to Eureka Springs, Arkansas to attend a VW show. My son and I went through town on a drive, and the transmission did great. For those who don't keep up with my life (and who can blame you), I had my transmission rebuilt shortly before the trip as it was shot.

Anyway, we got caught on a hill and while waiting for traffic to move I noticed that the needle from the Temp gauge was getting ready to push the radio. WTF?!?!?! I flipped the heater on and thankfully, the temp started to drop. Again, if you're not familiar with Eureka Springs, that place is H-I-L-L-Y.

Also, the damned thing seems to keep running hot (just over 200º) or even more at times and all the while I'm debating on when I'm going to yank the engine for an in-depth and completely **** rebuild. Also, I'm wondering if perhaps I got two of the sensors on the intake in the wrong location, which means the one measuring the intake air is now measuring the coolant temp, and the one measuring coolant temp is measuring the intake air, which is then causing the truck to run rich ---> hot.

So, this past weekend I park the truck against an incline in my yard at a harsh angle. The angle is more drastic that parking uphill with only the passenger front wheel on a ramp. I relieve the pressure from the radiator and remove the cap. Then, I drain all of the coolant that has blown into/through the overflow back into the radiator. I also added about ½-gallon of distilled water until it was topped off. I started the truck and waited.

The coolant would rise to the opening of the filler neck and BLOOP the air bubbles would pop. A few times, coolant spilled over, but not much. I let the truck idle a good 15 minutes while the air pockets worked themselves out. The needle was almost to the 195º position when I checked the level to observe that it was holding steady right above the radiator cores. I topped it with a bit more distilled water, secured the cap, and turned the truck off.

The verdict?

The truck has not been running hot during normal driving. Even though the air temps have been below 70º, the needle is literally staying at 195º. In the past, even at temps of 60º, the needle would peg at 205º. A couple of days ago, when the temp was about 75º on the drive home, the needle hit about 199º and next thing I know it dropped again.

So, it looks like I've been fighting a blankety-blank air pocket for the past four years that was a major beyotch to bleed. Assuming this actually is the issue and there are no indications that it will run hot, I'm going to put the 2-core brass radiator back in the truck. I am also trying to find my Dodge manuals so I can be certain I don't have the sensors in the wrong spot on the intake.

 

That's awesome if it's fixed, did you ever notice any gurgling noise coming from the heater core?

 

Nope. But then, the exhaust rumbles nice and deep

 

Well I just hope it work's after all the time you spent trying to figure it out.