bimmer325es
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- Vehicle Year
- 1987 2.9l
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- ford
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- Manual
2.9l ranger 4x4 5spd. hasn't been run in about 3 months was my dads, was driving it to my home made it 5 miles down the road and look down the temp gauge is at the N in normal so i pull over shut it off loosened the cap let the pressure off slowly and opened all the way, the radiator was full and didn't appear to be any loss in coolany anywhere, pulled the dipstick the oil was brand new and didn't appear to have coolant or water mixed, so i put a new t-stat, and rad cap on. filled up and drove it about 3 miles and it went right back up to the N made it to a friends house this time opened rad and topped off from t-stat change , started truck heat had been on the whole time the guage seemed to come down alittle bit idleing, i then went about 1k feet upt he road and turned around the gauge started to continue climbing shut truck off coasted back to friends took cap off, no steam no boiling over, stuck my fingure in the radiator and it ws hot but i could stand to keep my fingure inside 10 seconds not burning me at all. any ideas here?? im thinking and praying a new sending unit, what about water pump?? im very much capable of doing any repairs required here. ty for the input