temp gauge spike
#1
temp gauge spike
so i was crusing down the interstate, at 85 like usual, and I noticed that my temp gauge was rising past it's normal. not in the red, but higher then normal. I checked the resovoir and it was almost empty. I don't know where the coolent is going, I just did a HG on the SOB maybe 2 months ago. so what is the likely cause of the lost coolent? what should I check first?
#5
Re: temp gauge spike
it ONLY gets hot on the interstate. and I changed the HG like 2 months ago, so I would think that it would have had problems before this? I will try to bleed it out and see how that goes. then do an interstate run.
#9
Re: temp gauge spike OVERHEAT
the head and the block should be flat.
is there something more basic(like not a tear down) that i should check?
the symptoms:
hot only on the interstate, while in town, it has zero problems.
missing a small amount of coolent(1/2 the res. bottle) don't know where it is going, cant identify a leak, theres no oil in the coolent, or coolent in the oil.
has new HG, water pump, timing belt.
I DID reuse the headbolts.....
I am not experiencing a loss of engine power.
the thing is, it doesn't actually overheat, it is just above the normal operational temp. it only makes it to the top of the symbol on the gauge, and in normally hangs out at the bottom edge of that.
I will be really pissed off if I need to change the HG again. fo reel.
is there something more basic(like not a tear down) that i should check?
the symptoms:
hot only on the interstate, while in town, it has zero problems.
missing a small amount of coolent(1/2 the res. bottle) don't know where it is going, cant identify a leak, theres no oil in the coolent, or coolent in the oil.
has new HG, water pump, timing belt.
I DID reuse the headbolts.....
I am not experiencing a loss of engine power.
the thing is, it doesn't actually overheat, it is just above the normal operational temp. it only makes it to the top of the symbol on the gauge, and in normally hangs out at the bottom edge of that.
I will be really pissed off if I need to change the HG again. fo reel.