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Old 10-13-2020, 08:29 PM   #47
bmwillia
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Default Re: Cooling system help needed

Quick update:

Got the Radiator back from the shop. It was clogged pretty good and they rodded it out and its flowing good with no leaks.

I put it back on the car and filled it up with distilled water and took it for a drive. nothing came out of the top except when I hit a pretty big bump. I don't think the cap is sealing really well and I'll have to deal with that.

Temp was really low. Stayed around 150 while on the move and got as high as 170 idling in the driveway when I got home.

I ordered 180 degree stats. Should I have ordered 150 degree stats?

I also ordered a 3lb check valve for the overflow tube and I am losing coolant out of the tube but not alot as the level looked to be where is was when I filled it and the water I felt on the tube and the front axle could have just been from the bumps I hit and the splashing coolant making it down the tube.

So what do y'all think about the stats? 180 or 150?
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