Took the thermostat out today and checked it. It was a 180 degree. Should I get a lower temp thermostat when I put it back in? Seems a bit high since the truck gauge it reading hot @ 212.
When I took off the top hose and thermostat housing I also removed the lower hose and flushed water through the cold block directly through the opening @ where the housing bolts on. Water flowed well and come right out of the water pump. The truck was off. Just making sure it flushed good. I also ran water through the radiator and it also flushed good. I still have both hose disconnected and the thermostat housing off. Any suggestions I can try while I have them off? I really dont know what else to try? I have some people telling me it the head and some telling me its not since I have no water in the oil, no water coming out the exhaust and no oil on the plugs when I remove them.
Before I removed all that, I did try and remove the temp sending unit first until the water flowed out so I could make sure all the air was out but I could not get the unit out. The bolt unscrewed and slid up the wire but the probe is stuck pretty good in the block and didnt want to come out. I didnt want to break it?
