dnsherrill
Dedicated LVC Member
background:
my white 96' is still somewhat new to me, it has just under 110k on it; one of the first things I did was replace the ofa gask to resolve a major oil leak, I also r/r'd several hoses and t-stat (non Motorcraft part). I installed the new t-stat the same way it came out, but i don't know that it's pointing down as it should be. Rebuilt front end and converted to coils, I've put about 500 miles on it so far; my typical drive 5x/week is highway cruising about 70mph, a few stop/go jams mixed in that don't make the temp gauge get out of the NORMAL range
N-
O-
R-215(Fan turns on)
M-200
A-180
L-160
if I cruise at 70, with OD off, the gauge stays in the middle of NORMAL, if OD is ON it will climb to 'O' (well over 200F), it has yet to get out of NORMAL or shut off automatically so I've been naively feeling okay about it, I thought N was 215; awhile back, the pressure relief cap at the reservoir tank was leaking, I was fearful of a blown head gasket but have no other typical symptoms and am now mostly convinced that's not an issue. I replaced the cap and it stopped leaking; I finally opened my service manual for pinpoint testing. I have an xcal2 and have d/l'd the drivers and software but still cannot capture data. I thought air bubble and have burped it successfully I believe
here's where I'm at today:
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okay, so my heater core hoses are both warm after 3-4 minutes (heater core is not clogged), and after 10 minutes neither the upper radi hose or the heater water hoses are cold (t-stat is good?), after about 22 minutes, with the gauge at 'M' (about 200?) the lower radi hose it more than hot to the touch. The fan kicks on with the gauge still in the middle of NORMAL . The lower hose never drops in temp. I'm trying to use the live link data reader, but it says" INVALID CAPTURE SETUP"
I go to feel the lower hose again (it should be cooling?) then I see coolant dripping on the concrete, leaking from the reservoir cap again...too much pressure ? clogged radiator?
:q
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right now I'm almost ready to park this p.o.s and strip it or give it away
my white 96' is still somewhat new to me, it has just under 110k on it; one of the first things I did was replace the ofa gask to resolve a major oil leak, I also r/r'd several hoses and t-stat (non Motorcraft part). I installed the new t-stat the same way it came out, but i don't know that it's pointing down as it should be. Rebuilt front end and converted to coils, I've put about 500 miles on it so far; my typical drive 5x/week is highway cruising about 70mph, a few stop/go jams mixed in that don't make the temp gauge get out of the NORMAL range
N-
O-
R-215(Fan turns on)
M-200
A-180
L-160
if I cruise at 70, with OD off, the gauge stays in the middle of NORMAL, if OD is ON it will climb to 'O' (well over 200F), it has yet to get out of NORMAL or shut off automatically so I've been naively feeling okay about it, I thought N was 215; awhile back, the pressure relief cap at the reservoir tank was leaking, I was fearful of a blown head gasket but have no other typical symptoms and am now mostly convinced that's not an issue. I replaced the cap and it stopped leaking; I finally opened my service manual for pinpoint testing. I have an xcal2 and have d/l'd the drivers and software but still cannot capture data. I thought air bubble and have burped it successfully I believe
here's where I'm at today:
---
okay, so my heater core hoses are both warm after 3-4 minutes (heater core is not clogged), and after 10 minutes neither the upper radi hose or the heater water hoses are cold (t-stat is good?), after about 22 minutes, with the gauge at 'M' (about 200?) the lower radi hose it more than hot to the touch. The fan kicks on with the gauge still in the middle of NORMAL . The lower hose never drops in temp. I'm trying to use the live link data reader, but it says" INVALID CAPTURE SETUP"
I go to feel the lower hose again (it should be cooling?) then I see coolant dripping on the concrete, leaking from the reservoir cap again...too much pressure ? clogged radiator?
:q
---
right now I'm almost ready to park this p.o.s and strip it or give it away
