dave AKA vwdoc1

Could you be sticking his finger in the wrong area? Had to ask!!
You keep saying 'water' and not 'coolant'.
This is the radiator cap right?

I have known people that add coolant to the engine through the oil cap or
into the washer bottle.

I had to ask since it is hard to believe that your pressure cap allowed you
to take it off safely and the coolant was only warm AFTER you have been
running the engine for awhile getting it up to normal operating temperature.
ODD!!!

You still did not answer my question about the temperature of the radiator
measured at different spots like all four corners!!! You might have an
extended neck on the radiator which might cause that coolant there to not
move around much. Touch the outside of the radiator in the corners AFTER
the engine is at normal operating temperature.

This sounds a little unbelievable to me!!

JMHO
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later,
dave AKA vwdoc1
88 XJ 4.0 auto


"James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com> wrote in message
news:tpednTmkr4nCizTYnZ2dnUVZ_tqnnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The place where I was touching was in the water itself. I took the
> pressure
> cap off for the test. The water is just under the cap.
>
> --James--
>
>


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45A96A8B.1B2275D7@sympatico.ca...
> If something was indeed blocked, he would get boiling fluid pouring out
> the open radiator cap in the test. He has cool non moving fluid only
> with the inside gauge reading above the temp an open thermostat would be
> working at.
>
> He could have no real problems with the rad and a wonky sender for the
> gauge.

L.W.(Bill) Hughes III

Hi James,
It would over heat every time it started until it opened if it were
put in backwards. It may be for a larger V8 and radiator allowing the
water to go through your smaller radiator too fast to cool. These are
the restrictors we put in place of a thermostats on a race engine and
large Corvette four cores to make run as cool as possible:
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...5&autoview=sku
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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James wrote:
>
> Yes, Mike, I agree with your comments. My mechanic put in a new
> thermostat just several months ago. I wonder if it was installed backwards.
> Could that be ?
>
> --James--

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L.W.(Bill) Hughes III

Hi James,
It would over heat every time it started until it opened if it were
put in backwards. It may be for a larger V8 and radiator allowing the
water to go through your smaller radiator too fast to cool. These are
the restrictors we put in place of a thermostats on a race engine and
large Corvette four cores to make run as cool as possible:
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...5&autoview=sku
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

James wrote:
>
> Yes, Mike, I agree with your comments. My mechanic put in a new
> thermostat just several months ago. I wonder if it was installed backwards.
> Could that be ?
>
> --James--

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L.W.(Bill) Hughes III

Hi James,
It would over heat every time it started until it opened if it were
put in backwards. It may be for a larger V8 and radiator allowing the
water to go through your smaller radiator too fast to cool. These are
the restrictors we put in place of a thermostats on a race engine and
large Corvette four cores to make run as cool as possible:
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...5&autoview=sku
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

James wrote:
>
> Yes, Mike, I agree with your comments. My mechanic put in a new
> thermostat just several months ago. I wonder if it was installed backwards.
> Could that be ?
>
> --James--

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L.W.(Bill) Hughes III

Hi James,
It would over heat every time it started until it opened if it were
put in backwards. It may be for a larger V8 and radiator allowing the
water to go through your smaller radiator too fast to cool. These are
the restrictors we put in place of a thermostats on a race engine and
large Corvette four cores to make run as cool as possible:
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...5&autoview=sku
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

James wrote:
>
> Yes, Mike, I agree with your comments. My mechanic put in a new
> thermostat just several months ago. I wonder if it was installed backwards.
> Could that be ?
>
> --James--

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James

But Mike, how would the faulty sender know when I am doing 75mph rather
than 65 mph ???

It is normal temp at 65, and 15-25 degrees hotter at 75. I doubt a
faulty sensor would act that way.....

James

But Mike, how would the faulty sender know when I am doing 75mph rather
than 65 mph ???

It is normal temp at 65, and 15-25 degrees hotter at 75. I doubt a
faulty sensor would act that way.....

James

But Mike, how would the faulty sender know when I am doing 75mph rather
than 65 mph ???

It is normal temp at 65, and 15-25 degrees hotter at 75. I doubt a
faulty sensor would act that way.....

James

But Mike, how would the faulty sender know when I am doing 75mph rather
than 65 mph ???

It is normal temp at 65, and 15-25 degrees hotter at 75. I doubt a
faulty sensor would act that way.....

James

Yes, I took the cap off after the car sat overnight. I ran it for a total
of 45 minutes. Yes, I put my finger in the COOLANT, and yes it was warm
but no where near hot. The gauge temp was about 205, even after 45 mins no
hotter , and no detectable flow. I assume the coolant in the nec (where
the cap goes) would be gurggling or bubbling, etc if there was flow. The
coolant was even, and not disturbed.

I have not checked the spots on the four corners, as you cannot get to it.

--james--