Just got in from the garage...long vent..
Mines been down a week just trying to change a freakin t/stat...I believe the custom Mr Gasket 180 deg +/- 2deg t/stat is JUNK.....
I started to notice the temp heading North of 200 a couple times....this time of year, that ain't right around here...Soooo i figure, why not slap in that 180, i still run a stock 192....
long story short..i tryed 3 times last week and it would'nt bleed or the t/stat wouldn't open...W.T.F....this is a simp job...i say screw it and park it....that was last tuesday..
well today i'm on Corral and notice a post on someone doing a w/temp install....guy wants to run both the old and new gage....prob is, you have to remove the stock sending unit for your new gage....only way for both gages is to have one of the FRPP t/stat housing with that "screw" on top...you can remove that and put the old stock sender in....Sweet i tell myself...i have the FRPP housing...and i also have a dead factory gage, its supposed to be a nice day tomorrow, i'll get that F/ng car fixed...
well after all the B.S. to remove the housing, wire up for the sending unit, pull my Autometer sending unit out so i could fill the upper intake(thought it might be airlocked)...its still down....
i let the thing idle for 1/2 hr...my gage doesn't even say its at 180...and the top radiator is still empty....Damn...knew i should have ****canned that t/stat...i even drilled a larger vent hole in the mofo...+/- 2 degs my ass...
Should have gone to the Ford garage for t/stat
when i did the h/c 1500 mi ago, the system was working fine..10 mins idling and the coolant sys comes right on line like it should...I been dicking with this for a week and its still porked...Yippee, now i get to remove it for the 4th time...
Only good thing is my factory temp gage came back online...
Now all i gotta do is get a Tee for my oil sending unit to get that back...
There I'm done....I still don't feel any better though..