m1a rocks
CEG'er
Well, I got the 96' se (2.5 L)on the road today. I put a new engine (75k mi) in it recently.
All was great until I got going a few miles. Temp was fine until I got about 5 or 10 miles down the road. Traveling at speeds up to 55mph. Temp gauge went pretty much all the way up to the red. I put the car in neutral, turned on the heat and coasted. Temp seemed to finally start coming down. Continued driving and the temp seemed to oscillate back and forth near the red line (temp).
I thought driving at those speeds should keep the temp pretty low.
I did put a new thermostat in the car when I did the engine swap. I can't find the box but I'm pretty sure it was 180 deg. I don't think it's possible to put in backwards.
When I put my hand on the hose off the stat it seems to be a lot hotter on the engine side. I am not 100% sure of that but pretty darn sure.
When I started the car up and let it warm up yesterday for the first time I had missed the ground wire for the cooling fans and did lift the cap on the overflow and shut the car right down. I don't think I hurt anything.
I'm sure everyone will point to the stat. I wondered if the temp gauge sender might be sending me a hotter than normal signal.
Help....... I really need to get this car back on the road.
All was great until I got going a few miles. Temp was fine until I got about 5 or 10 miles down the road. Traveling at speeds up to 55mph. Temp gauge went pretty much all the way up to the red. I put the car in neutral, turned on the heat and coasted. Temp seemed to finally start coming down. Continued driving and the temp seemed to oscillate back and forth near the red line (temp).
I thought driving at those speeds should keep the temp pretty low.
I did put a new thermostat in the car when I did the engine swap. I can't find the box but I'm pretty sure it was 180 deg. I don't think it's possible to put in backwards.
When I put my hand on the hose off the stat it seems to be a lot hotter on the engine side. I am not 100% sure of that but pretty darn sure.
When I started the car up and let it warm up yesterday for the first time I had missed the ground wire for the cooling fans and did lift the cap on the overflow and shut the car right down. I don't think I hurt anything.
I'm sure everyone will point to the stat. I wondered if the temp gauge sender might be sending me a hotter than normal signal.
Help....... I really need to get this car back on the road.