Overheating issue
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Years back, an old dinosaur mechanic told me to stop using "any kind of sealer" on the thermostat gasket. Use the plain paper style gasket with no sealer. The paper gasket swells from the antifrz encroachment and it swells up n, voila! I've been doing it on these stupid mopar thermostat housings for 3 decades now. No leaks. Just don't over torque your bolts and crush the gasket.
Hmmm I see. I think I actually messed up. I put gasket on first then thermostat. I'm assuming it's not seated properly. That's what I get for rushing
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FSM should be in the cooling section
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Verify where the leak is coming from first. You *should* need to use anything on the threads...... Most that I have seen, if they are not dependent on contact with the manifold for their ground, they already have some thread sealer on them, right out of the box. If it IS leaking around the sensor, just tighten it up a bit more.
And yeah, the thermostat housing is notorious for being difficult to seal......
And yeah, the thermostat housing is notorious for being difficult to seal......
Yup you were right. was the housing. Got a better gasket and she good now. No more leaks !!!BUT of course now my gauge is reading it's running hot. I suspect the 2 wire sensor may be faulty as it is almost 5 years old since the engine re build . So far there about 2.5 jugs if antifreeze in there already. ( 3.78L PER JUG) maybe it's still pretty low ?
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If that is accurate, yeah, its running hot. Still in the "OK" range, for certain values of "OK"...... But still.... Make sure the cooling system is completely full. Make sure the fan clutch actually works the way it is supposed to. Maybe pick up an IR thermometer, and scan it across the radiator, see if its plugging up.....
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If that is accurate, yeah, its running hot. Still in the "OK" range, for certain values of "OK"...... But still.... Make sure the cooling system is completely full. Make sure the fan clutch actually works the way it is supposed to. Maybe pick up an IR thermometer, and scan it across the radiator, see if its plugging up.....
I flushed the rad with water before I did everything and seemed pretty legit. How can I tell if it it's full of coolant beside it being full up to the rad cap? Seems like it needs more then 2.5 jugs. What temp should the rad be at operating temps ?
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Get yourself one of these. Makes topping off cooling system much easier, and a LOT less messy. 