Date:         Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:36:08 -0700
Reply-To:     jobe pilgrim <jobepilgrim@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         jobe pilgrim <jobepilgrim@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      86 Westy w/ Overheating issue.  ANY other possibilities?
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I recently put a 2.1l in an 86 Westy that had been
sitting for 5 years.  Along the way I replaced a ton
of parts... distributor, cap, rotor, spark plugs,
radiator, water pump, thermostat housing, thermostat
(several times), thermo fan switch, temp sensor... and
the list goes on.

After starting the new motor, a head gasket leak was
suspected, and a compression test and leak test was
done with good results.  It has been timed, and the
van seems to run great but gets way too hot.  I have
bled it, and bled it, and bled it... There may be a
couple of very minor hose leaks, but the temp keeps
climbing even as I bleed it.

I did alot of the work myself and have been through 3
mechanics.  The last of which thought that some object
must be stuck in the system (ie. a rag, a plug, a dead
mouse, etc.)
I went through and found nothing.

ANY other possibilities?

Thanks,
Jobe Pilgrim


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