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Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens Lemmm117 #1089452 03/04/2015 6:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 192 Minnesota L Lemmm117 'Bolter
Lemmm117 'Bolter L Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 192 Minnesota	Steve D, no problem. I'm curious, if you were to close your heat valve then start your engine from cold, if you would have the same result I did. But something tells me that you wouldn't want to do that. Good luck.

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Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Lemmm117	02/25/2015 2:48 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Achipmunk	02/25/2015 2:53 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Lemmm117	02/25/2015 3:11 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Hotrod Lincoln	02/25/2015 3:14 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Rsqwhite	02/25/2015 3:33 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Lemmm117	02/25/2015 3:44 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Rsqwhite	02/25/2015 3:49 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Lemmm117	02/25/2015 4:05 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Hotrod Lincoln	02/25/2015 4:08 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Lemmm117	02/26/2015 2:15 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Hotrod Lincoln	02/26/2015 3:05 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	pfarber	02/26/2015 3:39 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Lemmm117	02/26/2015 4:00 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Hotrod Lincoln	02/26/2015 4:32 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	pfarber	02/27/2015 3:02 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Lemmm117	02/27/2015 4:09 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Joe H	02/27/2015 4:53 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Diceman	07/20/2015 5:10 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	pfarber	02/27/2015 5:54 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	52Carl	02/27/2015 11:37 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Lemmm117	02/28/2015 12:15 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Flxible	02/28/2015 12:38 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Harold41	02/28/2015 4:51 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Hotrod Lincoln	02/28/2015 5:04 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	DennisM	02/28/2015 5:14 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Flxible	02/28/2015 5:32 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Trulyvintage	02/28/2015 1:59 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Allen Lane	03/01/2015 2:56 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Joe H	03/01/2015 3:43 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Allen Lane	03/01/2015 5:13 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Hotrod Lincoln	03/01/2015 6:03 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Joe H	03/02/2015 2:47 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Hotrod Lincoln	03/02/2015 3:30 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Steve D	03/04/2015 3:26 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Lemmm117	03/04/2015 6:43 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Steve D	07/07/2015 4:47 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	don stocker	07/07/2015 5:18 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Steve D	07/07/2015 5:42 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Quindel54	07/07/2015 6:20 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	52Carl	07/08/2015 1:16 AM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Volfandt	07/20/2015 7:30 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Diceman	07/20/2015 8:17 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Volfandt	07/21/2015 2:58 PM
Re: Engine getting too hot before thermostat opens	Hotrod Lincoln	07/21/2015 3:04 PM

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