Rajendora
New Member
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2015
- Messages
- 15
- Reaction score
- 1
- Points
- 3
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Manual
Again with this thing. We are right back at square one with the mechanic. The truck starts cold, warms up to about where the thermostat would open, and then drops dead. Our only way of driving it now is to sit with my foot on the gas pedal at 1500 rpms (less than that and it dies) until the indicater is at the top of the L in normal, its normal running temp, 10 to 15, sometimes 20 minutes wasting 4$ a gallong gas in wonderful Cali. If it dies before then, we have to wait for it to cool down again before it will start. Everything in the ignition sequence has been changed, the ignition module twice! All I can think of every time I check the radiator is damn, that fluid is awfully neon. IS it remotely possible that the fluid is too 'fluid' and making the water temp off? OR might it be the thermostat is too high or too low? (I'm a girl so go easy on me, they didn't let my generation take automotive classes, we had 'charm' instead. Bleh. Thank you everyone for your help.