SewperDrewper
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So I had to replace my radiator at the same time I had my heads replaced since I blew the bell housing APART...before I parked the truck, it would never go above the "r" on "normal" even when we would push it hard. Now it cruises around town right around the "m". This is a big problem since I pull my camper and boat in the summer time, and can't hardly make it to the lake with the boat alone without getting worried about cracking another head.
When I first installed the radiator, we thought that was the only problem, so I filled it with water and drove it just to find out we had other issues. It sat full of tap water for about 4 months before we fired it back up, and there was so much contamination from the block sitting with water that we decided to run it with water for about a week before we spent the money on the anti-freeze. Flushed it out after about a week and couldn't believe all the contaminants that came out. Flushed it through a couple of times, and then filled it with 50/50.
So, there's the rundown on the history of the radiator. What can I do? And does anyone know of any good fans I could throw on to get it to stay cool?
When I first installed the radiator, we thought that was the only problem, so I filled it with water and drove it just to find out we had other issues. It sat full of tap water for about 4 months before we fired it back up, and there was so much contamination from the block sitting with water that we decided to run it with water for about a week before we spent the money on the anti-freeze. Flushed it out after about a week and couldn't believe all the contaminants that came out. Flushed it through a couple of times, and then filled it with 50/50.
So, there's the rundown on the history of the radiator. What can I do? And does anyone know of any good fans I could throw on to get it to stay cool?