waterpump on the way out? help!
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waterpump on the way out? help! hey guys i got a question.
ok car has been running hoter than normal even on the hwy i have a 180 t-stat thats new and i also cleaned out the radiator and condesor and got out all the little leafs and crap out of it when i put the new t-stat in(car with oem stat was running hot with the ac on so i cleaned it all out and put in the new 180 statmy cars a 98 so its suposed to have the more true temp gauge and with the oem stat it would stay right at the 1/4 mark between the 160 and 210 mark and with the 180 stat it stays between the 1/4 mark and the 160.
thing is if i get stuck in traffic or just going about 50-60-mph it will start to get warmer like a little past the 1/4 mark and even if i get to speed up it wont go back down.
the fans are set lower so is my wp on its way out? its not leaking or any thing but i had a car do this before and it would slowly get warmer and warmer till i swaped the pump then it was fine.
ok car has been running hoter than normal even on the hwy i have a 180 t-stat thats new and i also cleaned out the radiator and condesor and got out all the little leafs and crap out of it when i put the new t-stat in(car with oem stat was running hot with the ac on so i cleaned it all out and put in the new 180 statmy cars a 98 so its suposed to have the more true temp gauge and with the oem stat it would stay right at the 1/4 mark between the 160 and 210 mark and with the 180 stat it stays between the 1/4 mark and the 160.
thing is if i get stuck in traffic or just going about 50-60-mph it will start to get warmer like a little past the 1/4 mark and even if i get to speed up it wont go back down.
the fans are set lower so is my wp on its way out? its not leaking or any thing but i had a car do this before and it would slowly get warmer and warmer till i swaped the pump then it was fine.
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stock cap and it has been about a month since the t-stat swap and i have driven the car at least 500 miles and even made some passes at the quarter track and it was fine so i would think all the air was out
Did you run it with the Heat on, remember the heater core is nothing more than a small radiator. When you change out the t-state you will drain the heater along with the engine (the heater core is connected to those 2 lines that come off the t-state end of the waterpump) you need to run it with the heat turned on and let it cool with the heat selector turned on a few times, this should get all of the air out of the cooling system, keep the overflow tank topped off, and if your radiator cap is more than 2 years old replace it. buy yourself a hand held tuner that gives you the true temp as given to the PCM from the temp sensor, because the stock temp gauge is only a suggestion of the true temp. Good luck!
