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JC-jetro · 05-12-2008, 11:48 PM

In college I had an old Buick skylark and the lower radiator house had a spring in it to keep the hose shape intact. The spring collapsed ,and acted as sort of strainer, it picked up all the stuff in the water and created a rock on the suction side to the block. any how I was over heating , checked everything and all was fine, till I tried to squeeze the lower radiator hose and it was solid a rock, I could nor believe my eyes after I took the radiator hose off. At best I had about a 1/4" of passageway left for water. I'd flush my radiator , and inspect the T-stat. your T-stat might be stuck half open.

JC,

05-12-2008, 11:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
JC-jetro Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 798	Re: 1720 Temperature guage question In college I had an old Buick skylark and the lower radiator house had a spring in it to keep the hose shape intact. The spring collapsed ,and acted as sort of strainer, it picked up all the stuff in the water and created a rock on the suction side to the block. any how I was over heating , checked everything and all was fine, till I tried to squeeze the lower radiator hose and it was solid a rock, I could nor believe my eyes after I took the radiator hose off. At best I had about a 1/4" of passageway left for water. I'd flush my radiator , and inspect the T-stat. your T-stat might be stuck half open. JC, __________________ Ford 1700, 60" Woods Rotary Cutter, home made 3-pt boom ,King Kutter( 5 ft Tiller,Middle Buster,Single Row Cultivator,Carry All and 30" Dirt Scoop).