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Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant kingisomer #534306 05/02/2009 11:14 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 176 ... K kingisomer Wrench Fetcher
kingisomer Wrench Fetcher K Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 176 ...	I removed the thermostat and the temperature never went over 160. What was the thermostat doing to make it boil over? Also, now that I let it run for about 20 minutes at something like 1500 rpm, can I let it idle, or do I still have to break in the rings?

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Overheating/Spewing coolant	kingisomer	05/02/2009 1:16 AM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	LONGBOX55	05/02/2009 1:30 AM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	truckernix	05/02/2009 2:59 AM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	LONGBOX55	05/02/2009 3:24 AM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	kingisomer	05/02/2009 2:09 PM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	Roy Rodgers	05/02/2009 3:00 PM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	kingisomer	05/02/2009 3:45 PM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	kingisomer	05/02/2009 11:14 PM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	LONGBOX55	05/02/2009 11:22 PM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	kingisomer	05/02/2009 11:26 PM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	truckernix	05/03/2009 12:21 PM
Re: Overheating/Spewing coolant	Roy Rodgers	05/03/2009 2:34 PM

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