I have still been working on this issue. I replaced the fan clutch and a new 203* murray thermostat at the same time. Still having same issue. I bought a coolant funnel kit where you can burp the radiator coolant while running. I did that the other day for 35 to 40 minutes. I was getting bubbles when I rev the motor and let off. I stopped after 35 to 40 minutes cause I didn't see any more builbbles and the temp was holding steady.
Took the vehicle out and drove it 5 miles seemed fine and parked idled for 5 to 10 minutes and still fine.
Go out to check the truck again after setting for 3 days. Let it idle to 170* and give steady rpm for 1 minute to get it more up to temperature. Got it to 192* and let it idle the rest of the way. Slowly starts coming up and thinking it would stop at 203* it just keeps climing up to 214* so I give it throttle to 2500rpm steady and takes 15-20 seconds and starts coming back down to 199*- 201*. Let it idle again and stays around 205*-207*. Hook up vaccumm gauge to get readings and it has steady 19 psi at idle. Steady 2500rpm it goes to 22.5 psi let off throttle and it bumps to 25 steady and back to 19 at idle. I do quick revs and let off a few times and vaccum drops to 11 psi and then back to 19 psi at idle.
So I took it out on a 12 mile dive and it does okay. With temps go to 208* and then back to 203* it does that on and off driving. Sometimes staying at 203*. Get back and park it at idle for 10 minutes and stays at 205* for 5 minutes and then to 203* for 5 minutes before I shut it off.
Sp it this point I don't understand why on cold start all the way to warm mostly at idle the motor wants to overheat and just keep climbing the coolant temps but I rev or drive it and idle it after it's fine? Not sure why it's doing that? I don't want it to overheat sometime out of no where driving or at a red light even though it's been fine idling after driving.
Sorry for the long post.
Saturday, September 21st, 2024 AT 7:52 AM