Well one problem is that your gauge reading was abnormal before this. The needle should be touching some part of the led when the engine is fully warmed up. What cooling system parts have you changed to get to this point? Mark Kevin Duvernay wrote: > Hey guys, first post here hoping to get some help troubleshooting my new > (to me) westy. >..... > Then I refilled the system and bleed it with the pump according to gowestys > instructions. It took 2 gallons of 50/50 mix which is roughly about what I > was able to suck out. I think probably 2-3 gallons is what was taken out of > the system between the leak and the shop vac sucking. > > Now after starting and letting warm up the overflow tank is REALLY full and > the van got up to half way up the temp gauge from 10 min of idle (its never > been more than about 1/4 of the way up before. > > Any ideas? > |
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