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- From: LARRY@THEORY.PHYS.VIRGINIA.EDU (Larry Suddarth)
- Subject: Re: overheating Ford Van
- In-Reply-To: bakc@giraffe.ru.ac.za's message of 6 Jan 93 09:27:32 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.161040.16878@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 16:10:40 GMT
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- In <bakc.266.726312452@giraffe.ru.ac.za> bakc@giraffe.ru.ac.za writes:
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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.
- >
- > > 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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- The t-stat is installed with the capsule and spring toward the engine block.> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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