gunpig0313

The thermostat might had slid down between the intake and the t-stat housing check their . I had that happen once to me I chased a leak for like two days it was a really slow one, but enough to cause the engine to overheat.

02WhiteGTVert

it's not leaking..sealed up nicely.. i'm lost here..

02WhiteGTVert

*bump*

Anyone else got any ideas? tomorrow i'm going to pull the t-stat housing and make sure the water pump is working..

cootertwo

Try it without the thermostat, just to see if it's circulating. Blown head gaskets will usually cause A LOT of bubbling out the radiator fill neck. NAPA and others still make a tester that sticks into the radiator neck, and with a squeeze bulb, draws air through a blue colored liquid. If there is any exhaust gas in there, the liquid turns yellow. I still have one somewhere. That yellow color used to make me cry!

g3mustang

this is why im afraid to do my intake swap by my self

stangman5.01988

Good luck. on mine it was the head gasket

Sidewayz6.0

Did you reverse the coolant lines to the heater core?

02WhiteGTVert

tried swapping them but still no difference..

Here's what i did today


-Backflushed the cooling system, and put on a new cap

-drove the car around, when i'm driving, the heater works,but when idling, it doesn't.

took the car for a 30 mile round trip and it did great, didn't overheat any, stayed between the "R" and the "M" the whole trip. while driving the heat works just as it should...but after driving there is a lot of pressure on the upper rad. hose...

rmodel65

are you sure you adjusted the valves correctly????????

02WhiteGTVert

18ft lbs past zero lash according to Scorpion's specs...not more than 1 full turn...