Recent content by prowedge

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Would a quart of CRC do it of should I buy a gallon? By flushing, am I just pouring it through there or Should I close the system and let it sit awhile and then flush with water?

I thought it was the water pump making noise but when I removed the fan belt cover the noise went away, I think the alternator may have been slightly rattling against it. I pulled the water pump off and it looks decent, the bearing seems fine and the impeller looks good to me but please see...

When I purchased the machine, the ground that runs to the engine block from the chassis was disconnected and probably had been for quite a while. There are two other grounds from the battery to the chassis. I knew when I saw that ground disconnected It wasn’t a good thing. I’m going to pull the...

I’m not sure either, I bought it this way. I’ll be sure to us the correct stuff when I re-assemble it. So I would imagine that I probably have a plugged radiator from the looks of the build up. The inside of the radiator looks good at least the small portion I can see. Is there any way that I...

Well I thought I had the problem fixed by flushing the radiator and clean buildup out of the in-line coolant heater but it started getting hot again today. It was 104 outside yesterday and it stayed 3/4 of the way on the normal portion of the temp gauge. Is there a good type of radiator cleaner...

I cleaned the block heater or coolant heater today and it was plugged halfway with Some sort of deposit, maybe calcium or cooked coolant not sure but it now stays in the 180 to 190 range even on a day when it was 103 here in nor cal. I noticed a yellow wire with a blue stripe hanging down near...

I pulled the thermostat out and it doesn’t begin to open until after 200°F And closes around 180°F. I noticed it did not have the rubber O-ring around the edges of it, could that cause a problem? I checked the engine and radiator with an infrared thermometer, The highest reading I got was just...