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ok ALL. gOT PART OF IT FIGURED OUT. fINALLY TOOK THE WATER NECK OFF THE INTAKE. WhILE I WAS GONE ONE OF MY SON'S SHADE TREE MECHANIC FRIENDS PUT TE t STAT IN. sO i PULL IT OFF. aFTER NOTICING IT WAS LEAKING IN TAT AREA. tHE oRING IS SITTING ON TOP OF THE T-STAT INSTEAD OF Wrapped around it. So now I got temp to 150 or 160 and a fair amount of heater. Sorry for the caps lock I don't feel like retyping all this lol. I think it may be the coolant mix now. The radiator was OE and the T stat came from my old parts store and I know those guys their shit. Maybe it is broke. Who knows I will check that too here.

Originally Posted by ARTEMIS1759

ok ALL. gOT PART OF IT FIGURED OUT. fINALLY TOOK THE WATER NECK OFF THE INTAKE. WhILE I WAS GONE ONE OF MY SON'S SHADE TREE MECHANIC FRIENDS PUT TE t STAT IN. sO i PULL IT OFF. aFTER NOTICING IT WAS LEAKING IN TAT AREA. tHE oRING IS SITTING ON TOP OF THE T-STAT INSTEAD OF Wrapped around it. So now I got temp to 150 or 160 and a fair amount of heater. Sorry for the caps lock I don't feel like retyping all this lol. I think it may be the coolant mix now. The radiator was OE and the T stat came from my old parts store and I know those guys their shit. Maybe it is broke. Who knows I will check that too here.

Cool-thanks for the update.

Your coolant mix should never exceed 50/50. A higher concentrate of anti freeze will cause it to run cooler.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

Your coolant mix should never exceed 50/50. A higher concentrate of anti freeze will cause it to run cooler.

I did not know that more glycol would run cooler! Learned something today.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

Your coolant mix should never exceed 50/50. A higher concentrate of anti freeze will cause it to run cooler.

I believe it would tend to run hotter. Pure water has the highest specific heat capacity. For a given flow rate when you add E-Glycol this drops and the fluid temps rise. In addition the mixture does not pump as efficiently as pure water so there's another penalty. These cause heat, not cold. In either case it is not going to result in more than a +/- 5 degree difference in an automotive application.

Looks like you have a 160 thermostat and you probably need a 185 IMO. This is especially true if the engine is fuel injected ..................

Kitz

A proof that antifreeze is hotter is the fact we don't use the stuff in race cars mainly because once it gets hot,it stays hotter longer.