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Every time lately I try and do a job "quickly" something goes wrong, slow and patient seems to serve me well these days, but I am not 30,40 or even 50 anymore...

Also remove the rad. cap so it flows well into the bucket.

I have drained mine several times lately, no loss, I just use a 5gal bucket and after a couple gallons or so you can work the upper system. EDIT, drain it out of the lower hose/pipe drain valve.

1500 is not that far off of 1700, I would suspect the sender, If it were me I would put the sender in a pot and test it, but that is cuz I am retired and it is too dang hot to hand around outside.

Actually it would be best to pop the wire off while it is cold and use a jumper (alligator) lead so when you have 160 indicated you do not burn the crud out of yourself disconnecting the wire.

What I would do is heat it up to 160 indicated, shut down and pop the wire off of the sending unit and ohm it to ground, if it reads around 1700 ohms then the GAUGE is reading right, but it could be a bad sending unit, so pop the sending unit out put it in your wife's best pot and bring it to a...

I do not think you should let it run hot even if it is only a faulty gauge, you need to get a handle on what is going on, you still have not said if the fan is running at all now that you have "fixed" the poorly connected connector or not, any time you drive in the summer it is NORMAL for the...

Thermostats are rated on the temperature at which they begin to open and allow coolant to flow through. This opening temperature is usually 195 degrees Fahrenheit on cars. As the engine heats up, the thermostat opens more to allow freer coolant flow. At about 20 degrees above its rated...

Camo might jump in here and list the ohms/temp of the sending unit, yes IIRC it is on the side of the block, again IIRC under the alt where it is a PITA to get to. You may want to re-install the original thermostatic switch, if when you disconnect it the fan comes on then the TDM and the cad...

Sometimes when an engine is actually overheating it can "thump" after being shut off due to the water boiling in areas inside the engine that are hotter then the gauge is registering. (may be thumping while running but you will probably not hear it). And things will tend to be smoking on the...

The switch is a fail safe design, it should engage the clutch when disconnected as in normally closed when cold. At 235 degrees you should be getting some indication it is running hot. Does the fan kick on? if not it is ether too cold or there is another problem, you could wait until it...