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okay so ive been troubleshooting the overheating problem ever since ive owned the luv which is approx about 3 months ive replaced the water pump, took out the thermostat, put a head gasket on it, cleaned the system with prestone cleaner and washed the whole system out about 20 times,,,, literally and i got it all back together just a minuet ago and took it for a spin and it got hot..... such a dissapointment i know, i timed it to 6 degrees everything seems so perfect i just dont know whats wrong, lol and when i took it out i blew a front tire goin 65 ive never done a 360 goin 65 before i was sailin from then on lol. but any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Take the radiator to a shop & have it thoroughly boiled out & rodded or replace it with a new one, when they get a thick layer of buildup inside no amount of radiator flush will clean them out.
After the radiator fix you can get a little added cooling by using the 7-blade 17" fan setup from a truck with AC provided yours came with the stock 4-blade 15" fan.

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Also you might want to check to see if you can run water through the block.Drain coolant,then remove the thermostat. Run water through the top inlet and let it come out the bottom.I have seen where an old freeze plug blocks the coolant passage in the block.

i am going to get a thermostat gun and see if i can see any cold spots in the radiator but if that doesnt work i guess new radiator time....

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i had the same problem but it was the radiator cap and also try clearing out the heater hoses and the heater core might be plugged not allowing water through as well!!!! its actually pretty easy to replace the heater core also!

Did you look at your carb? Running lean will make it hot.

Might be a dumb question but I figured I'd ask since it's easy to overlook things when troubleshooting...is it the gauge that is reading hot? I am just wondering if you have made sure its not the gauge or sending unit.

take your sunday news paper (after you read it) and role it up.

with the engine running just sitting at idle, stick the paper in to the clutch fan .

if it keeps turning and shredding the paper its good,
if it stops and you can hold it with your hand its not doing its cooling job.

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The Energizer Bunny is trying to keep up, and is starting to gasp for air!!

it was the radiator its 90 percent clogged

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