Hey y'all,
so i have a 1980 4x4 and it was leaking from the radiator core real bad. I found another radiator in my area from a 1980 and put it in. silly me, I did not have it pressure checked. it is leaking sometimes, spraying from the core, for a little while. I'm not sure whether I should have the core fixed or really, if it's not leaking a lot, it's no big deal, just kind of a bummer.
Anyway, my Big Question is that after I replaced the radiator, thermostat, and cap, my running temp is WAY higher than usual. before, it would never go past that little tick mark (about a third of the way up the gauge) . Now its normal running temp is about 2/3 or 3/4 of the way up.
It's hot where I live (about 100 degrees these days) and I need to drive over several mountain passes (high speed, on the interstate) to get to town and to work. Usually I have to go into neutral on my way down from the passes, as it gets hot going up.... I'm nervous.
Curious if any of y'all have ideas... should I replace my temp sending unit? I am running it on just water right now but going to do a flush and put in 50/50 in a few days. (just before the switch, I was running it on just water too).
What would be the cause of this drastic change in running temperature on my gauge ? where does yours usually run at?
Thanks for help, y'all!
-z
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