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From: Michael Esh
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Thanks for the help everyone. The coolant
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On
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That doesn't sound like thermostat to me at all.
Coolant level?
-Curt
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Peter T. Arnold wrote:
Blown Head Gaskets were OEM on the 3.8 Fords
Yeah, but I replaced the blown one right after I bought the car for $250. Then I
froze/overheated the car a couple of times and the problem came back. The 2nd
time around I replaced both gaskets and had the heads milled for g
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Ouch. My bet is on a broken water pump.
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> It can and thats what I surmise finally ruined the headgasket in
That doesn't sound like thermostat to me at all.
Coolant level?
-Curt
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From: Michael Esh
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1984 300d - Does the thermostat typically get stuck in the closed
position?
Not usually.
The temp gauge is going way up while the heat is not showing up in
car. This just started recently with the onset of the cold weather.
Any suggestions?
Air pocket. Frozen coolant.
-- Jim
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Not sure thermostat is bad. Had this issue with old car that had
radiator freeze up. Not enough heat to defrost it after is got solid,
and at speed, all the calories were sucked out before they could make
phase change to water from ice.
clay
On Dec 8, 2009, at 8:09 AM, Michael Esh wrote:
Blown Head Gaskets were OEM on the 3.8 Fords
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Pete Arnold
My Mind Not Only Wanders, Sometimes it Leaves Completely!
Mitch Haley wrote:
Rick Knoble wrote:
Not enough coolant? Air pocket? Monovalve? Too much water and it is
frozen?
I saw 16° F a couple of times in the last several days, a
You probably have the heater air bound. Was a PIA on mt 300SDL to purge
it. Had to do many cold to hot cycles. Strong point for one of my old
Dodges, it had a pipe plug on top of the goose neck to facilitate
bleeding, worked 100%.
Michael Esh wrote:
1984 300d - Does the thermostat typicall
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Subject: [MBZ] Thermostat behaviour
1984 300d - Does the thermostat typically get stuck in the closed
position? The temp gauge is going way up while the
. I've got a leak somewhere I need to track
> down.
>
> -Curt
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1984 300d - Does the thermostat typically get stuck in the closed
position? The temp gauge i
Rick Knoble wrote:
Not enough coolant? Air pocket? Monovalve? Too much water and it is frozen?
I saw 16° F a couple of times in the last several days, and I'm about 100 miles
from Mike. I think I'm south of him, but he's closer to Lake Michigan.
I slushed up the Taurus a couple of times whe
From: "Michael Esh"
1984 300d - Does the thermostat typically get stuck in the closed
position?
Nope
This just started recently with the onset of the
cold weather. Any suggestions?
Not enough coolant? Air pocket? Monovalve? Too much water and it is frozen?
Rick
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Subject: [MBZ] Thermostat behaviour
1984 300d - Does the thermostat typically get stuck in the closed
position? The temp gau
1984 300d - Does the thermostat typically get stuck in the closed
position? The temp gauge is going way up while the heat is not
showing up in car. This just started recently with the onset of the
cold weather. Any suggestions?
Thanks Mike
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