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#27820 05/16/2004 1:56 AM | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 | I finally got my 1953 GMC running for a couple of minutes then the radiator boiled over when it was still running. I have a new radiator, radiator cap, themostat and water pump but everything has been sitting for several months.
Does anyone have any ideas? Could it be a thermostat? I'm at a lost :confused: | | |
#27821 05/16/2004 2:57 AM | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 259 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 259 | If it was me, I would pull the thermostat and drop it in a pan of boiling water to see if it is opening. I have had new one's not open because they were binding. I would also probably try running it without the thermostat just to see if it quits over heating....if it does then you know it was probably the thermostat and just replace it with a new one.
Joe
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#27822 05/16/2004 3:25 AM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 30 Member | | Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 30 | Read my recent thread about "overheating agin", a couple ppl suggested to drill a small hole in the new tstat to allow the air bubbles to escape and it worked for me. (I was having the same problem as you) | | |
#27823 05/16/2004 4:41 AM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 4 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 4 | Originally posted by hondatech:
Read my recent thread about "overheating agin", a couple ppl suggested to drill a small hole in the new tstat to allow the air bubbles to escape and it worked for me. (I was having the same problem as you)
Chuck
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#27824 05/16/2004 2:21 PM | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 | Funny,
The thermostats I've bought for my truck has always had a small hole pre-drilled.
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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#27825 05/16/2004 2:28 PM | Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 379 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 379 | Thermostats from NAPA are 100% air tight! That is why I drill the 3/16" inch hole in the flange over the outlet hole.  | | |
#27826 05/16/2004 5:01 PM | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 | Thanks for the great information. I'm working today so I'll give it a shot next weekend. | | |
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