truck running a little warm after timing belt and thermostat change
11-11-2015, 03:08 AM
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truck running a little warm after timing belt and thermostat change
New timing belt water pump thermostat idler pullies the whole 9 yards.Truck hits 205 and then gose back to 198.Before it rarely hit 200 in summer.New toyota, coolant also.Runs and starts great.88000 3.4 4x4.All factory parts . could I have gotten defective thermostat.Curious.
11-11-2015, 04:27 AM
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New timing belt water pump thermostat idler pullies the whole 9 yards.Truck hits 205 and then gose back to 198.Before it rarely hit 200 in summer.New toyota, coolant also.Runs and starts great.88000 3.4 4x4.All factory parts . could I have gotten defective thermostat.Curious.
11-11-2015, 08:54 AM
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Not a big difference, but what you see is about right. I had the same results when I installed mine. At 12:00 the temperature pointer indicated about one pointer's width warmer than usual. I changed it back to 6:00 and the reading returned to its original point.
11-12-2015, 05:48 AM
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The gauge on dash reads about normal but scan gauge says 204 to 207 and sometimes back to 198 where it rode before all the time.I have another new thermostat.may put it in and put hole at bottom just fir kicks
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