tuckerd1
WAR DAMN EAGLE!
Hello guys! It's been a long time since I posted here. Some may remember I went to Dodge about 3 years ago for hauling of my 4 horse trailers. Several reasons why I made the swap and it has made the difference I wanted.
I still have my IDI for now, but it will go to my youngest son in a few weeks. But first I am doing some repairs and upgrades before the turnover.
I purchased a Champion aluminum 3 row radiator, a new Motorcraft fan clutch, a new Motorcraft thermostat and a new B&M trans cooler. Also replacing the radiator hoses while I am at it. This should solve the cooling problems I had in the past.
As for some history, about 4 years ago I replaced the original radiator, 4 row-16 fins/inch, with an aftermarket 3 row-13 fins/inch. Also, I replaced the original fan clutch with an aftermarket (Hayden?) and a aftermarket thermostat. Can yall see where all this is leading?
That is when my cooling problems started. I could not pull either of my 4 horse trailers, 15K lbs or 18K lbs, up the 3 mile grade (1200 ft elev. change) leaving my house without having to stop half way up to allow the engine to cool down. I never allowed it to boil over, but it did get extremely hot. I don't have an aftermarket temp gauge so I cannot tell you how hot it really was, but it was beyond normal on the factory gauge. And it didn't matter if it was 90 or 70 degrees outside, I had the same results.
I have the old parts removed and will start the install of the new parts tomorrow. Got a dentist appointment today.
This should solve all of my cooling problems. I will let you know the outcome in a few days after a test pull up the hill.
I still have my IDI for now, but it will go to my youngest son in a few weeks. But first I am doing some repairs and upgrades before the turnover.
I purchased a Champion aluminum 3 row radiator, a new Motorcraft fan clutch, a new Motorcraft thermostat and a new B&M trans cooler. Also replacing the radiator hoses while I am at it. This should solve the cooling problems I had in the past.
As for some history, about 4 years ago I replaced the original radiator, 4 row-16 fins/inch, with an aftermarket 3 row-13 fins/inch. Also, I replaced the original fan clutch with an aftermarket (Hayden?) and a aftermarket thermostat. Can yall see where all this is leading?
That is when my cooling problems started. I could not pull either of my 4 horse trailers, 15K lbs or 18K lbs, up the 3 mile grade (1200 ft elev. change) leaving my house without having to stop half way up to allow the engine to cool down. I never allowed it to boil over, but it did get extremely hot. I don't have an aftermarket temp gauge so I cannot tell you how hot it really was, but it was beyond normal on the factory gauge. And it didn't matter if it was 90 or 70 degrees outside, I had the same results.
I have the old parts removed and will start the install of the new parts tomorrow. Got a dentist appointment today.
This should solve all of my cooling problems. I will let you know the outcome in a few days after a test pull up the hill.