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So before you say that its normal I'm throwing the red flag up. 91 3.0L, auto,
The truck hasn't done this before but I got stuck in Seattle traffic on I-5 this afternoon stop/go for just under 20 miles taking 2 hours. Temp gauge normally hangs out just below the "N" in normal. While in stop/go traffic it hit the end of the "normal range" tab. The idle on the truck rose to about 1K, when normally its 700ish. It didn't overheat but I cranked on the heater and barely came down of the tab. I've been in stop/go traffic before with the truck and it went to 1/2 gauge were I would expect it to go.
Anyway, after passing the accident traffic pickup and gauge went down to were it normally sits. Came up to my exit ramp got stopped at the light, gauge started to rise. Started driving again and it went down. Sat a drive-thru and it started to creep up again.
The water pump was replaced in December. Do these trucks have a fan clutch? Or just a straight fan? I feel my issue is air not being pulled through the radiator at idle like it should.
If it is a fan clutch, good will have some resistance to almost none when cold and bad should just spin freely. Is that correct?
Thoughts suggestions?
Thank you advance.
The truck hasn't done this before but I got stuck in Seattle traffic on I-5 this afternoon stop/go for just under 20 miles taking 2 hours. Temp gauge normally hangs out just below the "N" in normal. While in stop/go traffic it hit the end of the "normal range" tab. The idle on the truck rose to about 1K, when normally its 700ish. It didn't overheat but I cranked on the heater and barely came down of the tab. I've been in stop/go traffic before with the truck and it went to 1/2 gauge were I would expect it to go.
Anyway, after passing the accident traffic pickup and gauge went down to were it normally sits. Came up to my exit ramp got stopped at the light, gauge started to rise. Started driving again and it went down. Sat a drive-thru and it started to creep up again.
The water pump was replaced in December. Do these trucks have a fan clutch? Or just a straight fan? I feel my issue is air not being pulled through the radiator at idle like it should.
If it is a fan clutch, good will have some resistance to almost none when cold and bad should just spin freely. Is that correct?
Thoughts suggestions?
Thank you advance.