beenjammin
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Ok, so got another question, hopefully its simple....
So today I drained and flushed out my cooling system and replaced the thermostat and its housing. Filled the radiator back up as well as the reservoir tank up to the "cold fill" mark. Started it up and let it run until the upper radiator hose got warm, indicating that the thermostat opened up. Shut it off and let it cool before I took the radiator cap off to add some more and "burp" any bubbles outta the upper radiator hose. Took it for a drive and after a couple minutes the temperature gauge dropped from where it normally is to almost cold. I stopped and in neutral I revved the engine a little, but not too much, and the gauge climbed back up to about normal again. There also appear to be no leaks.
The only thing I can figure is that I don't have all the air out of the system and a pocket is causing the gauge to drop. I'm going to check it tomorrow to see where the radiator coolant level is at.
Sorry about the long explanation, haha, I tried to include as many details as possible
Anybody have any ideas? I've never drained/flushed a cooling system before.
Thanks!
So today I drained and flushed out my cooling system and replaced the thermostat and its housing. Filled the radiator back up as well as the reservoir tank up to the "cold fill" mark. Started it up and let it run until the upper radiator hose got warm, indicating that the thermostat opened up. Shut it off and let it cool before I took the radiator cap off to add some more and "burp" any bubbles outta the upper radiator hose. Took it for a drive and after a couple minutes the temperature gauge dropped from where it normally is to almost cold. I stopped and in neutral I revved the engine a little, but not too much, and the gauge climbed back up to about normal again. There also appear to be no leaks.
The only thing I can figure is that I don't have all the air out of the system and a pocket is causing the gauge to drop. I'm going to check it tomorrow to see where the radiator coolant level is at.
Sorry about the long explanation, haha, I tried to include as many details as possible
Anybody have any ideas? I've never drained/flushed a cooling system before.
Thanks!