Juanizzle

yesterday the distributor took a crap on me while i was driving it. had to get the car towed home.

the thing is that it over heated when it shut off. now today when i got a new one, and after drving it for 2 miles, it marked HOT again. im not sure what it could be. DOESNT SMOKE, just reads hot.

got a new thermostat today and a new sending unit 3 days ago. im not sure what it could be.

any one got any ideas?

86 5.0L

water pump check the weep hole. original radiator? worn out fan clutch?

Juanizzle

i bought the car like this, it has a newer water pump, and a junk yard radiator.
EDIT: fan seems to work fine

86 5.0L

junkyard radiator? was it flushed/checked beforehand? is the top and bottom hose hot after driving around?

Juanizzle

i can squeeze the upper hose, its not super hot. i think the fan clutch relay might have to do something with it.

i got a 190F thermostat, might switch over to a 180 or 160. idk, ill also take the air out of the system.

86 5.0L

try a 180*

mjr46

bleed the cooling system properly!! turn heater on and wait until you get good heat = system bled.