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- From: bakc@giraffe.ru.ac.za (MR KR COMAN)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: overheating Ford Van
- Message-ID: <bakc.266.726312452@giraffe.ru.ac.za>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 09:27:32 GMT
- References: <1993Jan5.191318.18755@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
- Sender: news@hippo.ru.ac.za
- Organization: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Lines: 18
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- >and the thermostat. After putting everything back together, when heating up,
- >the temperature gauge kept going up into the overheat region. I discovered mix
- >coming from the overflow hose, so figured I would replace the radiator cover as
- >well.
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- > After all this, the temp. gauge now goes up almost to the overheat
- >region when warming up, then slowly drops to midrange, then back up, etc.
-
- The above is a classic sign that the thermostat has been installed
- upside - down!!!
-
- Keith
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