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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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well i took my TB of yesterday to clean it and make it look good again and since i had it off i did the TB bypass mod well since then when the car sits in traffic for a little bit after driving it its stays right at the half mark not overheating or anything but its always sat just below the half mark but when i drive it or turn the fans on manualy (SLP fan switch) it goes right back down to just below the half marker is that normal or is something wrong and nothing is leaking or coolant is topped of.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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burp your cooling system, some air might have gotten in there.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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how do you exactly do that?
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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same here. i decided to clean out my tb last night and bypassed the coolant. my gauge always sat just below half now i notice its right at half. didnt think much of it untill i saw this thread. wonderin what other ppl say about this...
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i thought i was the only one well hope someone can chime in with some info
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anyone?
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It is most likely just air, check your coolant level you may just need to top off the radiator..
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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already done that toped it off and checked it like 15 times already ill let it idle today for like 30min and ill see if its still doing it maybe it was just that one time i needed to get the air out
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