Overheating
#13
#14
A 160º thermostat is not going to solve the issue of an engine overheating. One of two scenarios will happen if he does this:
1) The engine will never achieve the proper operating temperature
2) The engine will continue to run hot
Throwing in a colder thermostat is a lazy hack that does not solve the problem.
I fought an engine running hot and blowing coolant for two years until I found someone who could check the coolant for hydrocarbons. It takes all of 10 minutes for the test results to appear. The issue for mine was a bad head gasket. Once I tore into the engine it turned out both head gaskets were allowing blow-by when the engine was under load.
1) The engine will never achieve the proper operating temperature
2) The engine will continue to run hot
Throwing in a colder thermostat is a lazy hack that does not solve the problem.
I fought an engine running hot and blowing coolant for two years until I found someone who could check the coolant for hydrocarbons. It takes all of 10 minutes for the test results to appear. The issue for mine was a bad head gasket. Once I tore into the engine it turned out both head gaskets were allowing blow-by when the engine was under load.
#15
A 160º thermostat is not going to solve the issue of an engine overheating. One of two scenarios will happen if he does this:
1) The engine will never achieve the proper operating temperature
2) The engine will continue to run hot
Throwing in a colder thermostat is a lazy hack that does not solve the problem.
I fought an engine running hot and blowing coolant for two years until I found someone who could check the coolant for hydrocarbons. It takes all of 10 minutes for the test results to appear. The issue for mine was a bad head gasket. Once I tore into the engine it turned out both head gaskets were allowing blow-by when the engine was under load.
1) The engine will never achieve the proper operating temperature
2) The engine will continue to run hot
Throwing in a colder thermostat is a lazy hack that does not solve the problem.
I fought an engine running hot and blowing coolant for two years until I found someone who could check the coolant for hydrocarbons. It takes all of 10 minutes for the test results to appear. The issue for mine was a bad head gasket. Once I tore into the engine it turned out both head gaskets were allowing blow-by when the engine was under load.
#16
#17
If you can see it, you don't need to pull the motor. Just take the stuff in the way, out of the way. Since you are replacing the freeze plug, doesn't matter if you damage it, so, drive a screwdriver thru it, and pry it out. I used a socket, and short extension to drive the new ones in.
And I just press it in there myself and it'll go in until its flush or is there a special tool I'd need?
#18
#19
That leaking freeze plug will certainly contribute to the overheating issue you have described. If that's a block freeze plug, it should be a 1-5/8" diameter plug. When you remove it, check for the crud/rust around the cylinders. If there is a lot of crud around those cylinders, that also contributes to overheating. There are also freeze plugs in the front and back of the heads, which are 1-1/4".
#20
That leaking freeze plug will certainly contribute to the overheating issue you have described. If that's a block freeze plug, it should be a 1-5/8" diameter plug. When you remove it, check for the crud/rust around the cylinders. If there is a lot of crud around those cylinders, that also contributes to overheating. There are also freeze plugs in the front and back of the heads, which are 1-1/4".
I'll get this done on Payday and let you know how it goes, thank you again to everyone else as well!