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Title: Thermostat replacement
Post by: Andy 2 on January 04, 2019, 08:22:28 pm
Well we headed for AZ Thursday morning leaving Riverton about 8 am temps 8 below got about 5 miles down the road and the temps started going up fast, got a check engine light and a few minutes got a stop engine light, got her pulled over in a casino parking lot to take a look.
Got it cooled off started in again sat there for 15 minutes and never got over 163 on my pro-link I thought it might be a stuck theromstat.
So tried it again with same results.
Call Pierce and we visited and thought maybe a sensor looked at all wires and nothing out of the ordinary.
So called a friend who has a truck repair shop in Riverton  he concurred with the stuck theromstat.
He says bring it by and we will get you in😀 so he had his guys take a look and there's got it done.
Title: Re: Thermostat replacement
Post by: kenhat on January 04, 2019, 08:30:39 pm
You lucked out there. Nice to have friends. :)

Did you happen to notice what temps your thermostats are? I was surprised to find mine were 170º. I suspect that a PO had overheating issues and installed the 170ºs to have a little more head room.

see ya
ken
Title: Re: Thermostat replacement
Post by: Andy 2 on January 04, 2019, 08:51:36 pm
The shop took the serial # off the valve cover and looked up the spec's, Detroit calls for 170 he was surprised as well.
Title: Re: Thermostat replacement
Post by: MT Ted on January 05, 2019, 12:23:34 pm
Im glad it was an easy fix. That thing looks so easy to work on! Im looking at a familiar hose, looks like a piece of cake on yours.