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Old 05-17-2012, 07:46 PM
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Okay guys I have 180 tstat e fan underdrive pulley for the pump and camshaft .. The tstat was failsafe. Changed it today to a stant flushed it out . Because of my problem which is the temp guage goes up to 180 then goes to 200* when I hit the gas it goes to 215* back to idle its 200* I've jacked the left side let it run high heat for 30 min squeezed hose .. Come on guys I'm stuck
 
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Which temp sensor did you replace? Two wire, or one wire?
 
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The one wire one from napa they told me to put Teflon tape on it which I did but that was odd
 
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It's pipe thread, and grounds thru the manifold..... no teflon tape please.

Sounds like you might still have air trapped in there somewhere.
 
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Idk I drove it for two hours straight let it idle for almost an hour switching from no cap to cap . This is the 2nd time in a month of drained the rad and refilled I was hoping my sensor was bad cause I can't burp this beast
 
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Yeah, I hear ya on that. My heater core still gurgles, and I parked my truck on a hill at my parents that had a HUGE pucker factor..... still got air in there. Some of these trucks are easy, some are a pain.... guess we know which ones we got.
 
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My heater throws strong heat .. Once my truck says 205* my efan kicks on and that was set at 180 that's why I'm confused
 
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it may be that the teflon tape is interfering with the sensor, and giving you false readings. Although, I would expect that to go the other way.......

Edit: Hot ticket may be plugging a scanner into it, and seeing just how accurate your gauge is.
 
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I have an obd2 scan tool. Yeah it's weird give it gas it get slightly warmer (210*)at idle it goes to 200*
 
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Was your truck doing any of this before you installed the e-fan?
 


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