All is well. Not a blown head gasket or even a bad water pump. Didn't know there was a sensor AND a sending unit. See post #3 here. Wire to...
Truck Action, do you mean the color changing liquid? I think I saw something about that before.
Thanks to each of you for your reply. Fred, I verified the thermostat is the correct temperature for my engine, which is a 22R. The previous...
A week ago my engine temperature sometimes (not consistently) started creeping all the way up to the red whenever I was at a low RPM. There were...
Intake manifold, yes, and thanks for pointing out what that connection likely is - I had wondered. But I assumed it was fuel leaking from above....
Truck idles rough and wants to die the more I shut off and start it (say, on a day when I'm running a bunch of errands - and it's worse when it's...
Sure enough, "ventilation hose" were the magic words. Part #12262-35010 at the dealership ($12) for my '84. Thanks again.
Those are both great leads. Much thanks, 90DD.
On top of my engine, there's a short rubber elbow that runs from a port at the top of the valve cover (right behind the oil cap) to a metal tube...
So my engine fires fine, summer or winter, its first start of the day. But if I drive it for a while, and especially when I shut the engine off...
Yeah, I couldn't figure it out so I just unfastened the switch. It would be nice to have that "You left your key in the ignition!" warning, but...
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