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From: Jaime Solorza 
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 2:14 PM
To: Animal Farm 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: S10 Chevy heating issue

Replacing heat sensor right now and found no water anywhere in oil....but I 
think my son got wrong weight for oil from Jiffy Lube.   i am going to see what 
changes if anything with new sensor before I remove Thermostat.     if it 
continues to heat up I will take to my cousin at Pep Boys and have them test 
everything.   I can only work on sporadically due to service calls and panel 
builds.   Evenings are spent feeding and spending time with RJ in hospital.   
He is gaining weight slowly and hope to have him out this week.   thanks for 
all the tips...soon I can start my own talk show on NPR....El Guy Mechanico 
Chafa

Jaime Solorza 
Wireless Systems Architect
915-861-1390

On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote:

  I’ve seen where cheap water pumps cavitate at slow speeds like idle.  I’ve 
also seen new water pumps that didn’t turn the inside impellor and just spin on 
the outer pulley because the inside impellor broke off.   It’s also possible 
your new thermostat is simply sticking and isn’t opening up enough.  Want to 
test that, pull it out and see if the problem goes away.

  If you aren’t losing anti-freeze, the you probably don’t have a bad head 
gasket.  You could easily check that by pulling the plugs and look at them or 
get one of the $30 boroscopes that work with your phone and look in the 
cylinders.  My guess is either thermostat is wonky or you have a blocked 
passage in the block.  If that’s the case, throw a hail Mary and run some 
Prestone cleaner through there and see what comes out.



  Rory



  From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Forrest Christian (List 
Account)
  Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 9:26 AM
  To: af
  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: S10 Chevy heating issue



  One additional thought..  I've had at least one rig where a bad/incorrect 
radiator cap would cause overheating as the radiator cap in many systems 
doubles as the pressure regulator for the system, and apparently system 
pressure matters for some engines.   



  Not sure if this applies in your case.



  On Sep 18, 2017 9:19 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

  If you don’t have exhaust gasses in the radiator, it is probably not a head 
gasket.  If you do, then follow up with a compression test.  

  If both tests fail, it is probably a gasket.  Sounds to me more like a 
recalcitrant thermostat.  



  From: Cameron Crum 

  Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 9:13 AM

  To: [email protected] 

  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: S10 Chevy heating issue



  Be easier to replace a head gasket than pull the whole motor IMO



  On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 9:57 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

  That exhaust gasses in the radiator test Forrest mentioned is a sure 
indicator.  Better than a compression test.  



  From: Jaime Solorza 

  Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 8:56 AM

  To: Animal Farm 

  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: S10 Chevy heating issue



  Yep... going have compression test done...we have another 4.3 in a wrecked 
Blazer we could swap with 111005 miles on it.  Might just do that and donate 
Blazer to Car Talk



  On Sep 18, 2017 8:51 AM, "Cameron Crum" <[email protected]> wrote:

  I wouldn't run without a t-stat. On a lot of cars you need the restriction to 
give the radiator time to do its job. Sounds to me like if it was smoking (from 
exhaust?) when heating, you might have a cracked head gasket. It looks like 
you've replaced everything else. 



  On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 9:04 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) 
<[email protected]> wrote:

  One thing to check is if you're getting exhaust gases in the radiator.   
There are kits to test this. 







  On Sep 17, 2017 6:06 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> wrote:

  My wife bought a 2001 4x4 Chevy S10 Vortec 4.3 from sons wife.  We knew it 
heated up a little...I replaced water pump, fan clutch, thermostat, had system 
flushed including heater core along with radiator.  It doesn't heat up us as 
much...you can run it on freeway with temp at 210 degrees...once you exit and 
stop, it gets hot for a bit then cools off again.  No detectable leaks, no 
water in oil...wonder if sensor if faulty...any ideas or tips...we want 4x4 for 
winter hiking season.  Thanks





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