redneck rebel
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ok, my dad has our duece in texas right now and is planning to move to michigan (using it to haul stuff and tow his pickup and willys). like tomorrow.
ANYWAY.
he changed the radiator, and flushed the engine, and put all new gauges in it (as most were aftermarket). he ordered some gauges online (I am in michigan and unable to see whats going on).
ANYWAY. Now the truck is running at like 220 ish degrees. he is afraid to drive it up here at those temps. new 1000 dollar radiator from some online company. fresh coolant. new gauges. he said he let it run and went out and saw it at 190 but then climbed back to 220 (idling).
are they a pain to burp? does he need to run it hard for a while to get any air bubbles out? Not sure how to advise him at this point. I advised getting a cheap autometer gauge just to make sure his gauge is working right or giving the right temp. not sure he has done that or not.
its 85 in texas btw right now.
ANYWAY.
he changed the radiator, and flushed the engine, and put all new gauges in it (as most were aftermarket). he ordered some gauges online (I am in michigan and unable to see whats going on).
ANYWAY. Now the truck is running at like 220 ish degrees. he is afraid to drive it up here at those temps. new 1000 dollar radiator from some online company. fresh coolant. new gauges. he said he let it run and went out and saw it at 190 but then climbed back to 220 (idling).
are they a pain to burp? does he need to run it hard for a while to get any air bubbles out? Not sure how to advise him at this point. I advised getting a cheap autometer gauge just to make sure his gauge is working right or giving the right temp. not sure he has done that or not.
its 85 in texas btw right now.