Thanks, Jaime and all for the suggestions. We took Hildegard on a 10 mile road
test, and she did well. Once she warmed up, temp stayed at 80-85 with a quick
blip up to 100 at the first light before dropping right back down to normal
where it stayed for the rest of the trip. I definitely have to
Be sure to watch the temp gauge and flush everything well. You can overheat
the head quickly if there is an air pocket and no coolant circulation. And
be sure to put the thermostat in right side up.
On Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 8:11 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Jai
Jaime, that was one of the best posts I have ever read. Thanks for the time
and effort.
On Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 7:24 AM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> What is your temperature gauge indicating? This is really important to
> understand whats happening. If you're ov
What is your temperature gauge indicating? This is really important to
understand whats happening. If you're over 80-85, then the thermostat is
opening. If you're under, slight warmth in the upper hose is normal.
If you filled the radiator to the top, then having it push some water out
of the o
Well, a diesel engine at idle does not make very much heat, so I think it is
reasonable that only the top of the radiator and the top hose were warm.
T-stat might be good. A road test is required next, I think. It may be
prudent to replace the t-stat on principle.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Hello again.
I decided to “blindly” plunge into the cooling system, removed the radiator cap
and filled it. Afterward, I remembered the procedure of filling through the top
hose, so I removed it, topped off the system, reinstalled it, tightened the
clamp and fired it up. Nothing was leaking, so
