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Old 04-05-2010, 10:10 PM
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Oh well i can here my clutch fan spinning when i start it up iun the mornjing and drive away
 
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Originally Posted by Eimer123
You can also warm some water up on the stove to about 200 degrees (use a thermometer) and see if it opens.
Yes Sir, that is how I was trouble shooting Trucky's thermostat on his fan controller.
 
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wait wait wait what i dont fallow this water therory
 
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take out the stat and put it in a boiling pot of water on the stove, you will see the stat open up right before your eyes. also the newer stats are fail safe, when they fail, they go into the open mode, thus not over heating the engine and causing damage, another thing to check on the radiator, run the truck upto temp, check the bottom rad hose and see if it is hot, if it is, than the system is circulating
 
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Originally Posted by ericemery
You havent ever used any sort of radiator stop leak have you?
nope.
 
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Old 04-06-2010, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by superdak05
take out the stat and put it in a boiling pot of water on the stove, you will see the stat open up right before your eyes. also the newer stats are fail safe, when they fail, they go into the open mode, thus not over heating the engine and causing damage, another thing to check on the radiator, run the truck upto temp, check the bottom rad hose and see if it is hot, if it is, than the system is circulating
interesting never knew that like I said mine only does it when the ac was on and only a couple time ill have to keep an eye on it this summer
 
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Old 04-06-2010, 01:57 PM
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yepp we use that on boats to at work. pretty cool to watch it work
 



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