Fw: 78 Alfetta Sedan running a bit hot

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Daegrigg (Don) <daegrigg@domain.elided>
To: Ted Williams <tedw@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: 78 Alfetta Sedan running a bit hot


> Check to make sure the radiator fan is coming on (at all) or at the right
> temp.
>
> Don
> 79 Sedan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ted Williams <tedw@domain.elided>
> To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 10:50 AM
> Subject: 78 Alfetta Sedan running a bit hot
>
>
> > Hello Digesters,
> >
> > I have been lurking for quite some time now, and am only now working
ever
> so
> > slowly through my backlog of unread digests (ok, so I am skipping most
of
> them).
> >
> > After finally getting my 78 Alfetta Sedan up and running, as well as
> licensed,
> > I have noticed a slight problem. The car had been running fine, nothing
> out of
> > the ordinary, but coming home from my parent's house on Father's Day
> (after
> > trying to sell our junk...I mean parts at the APE Swap Meet) I looked at
> my
> > gauges and suddenly noticed that the coolant temp was up to 250 and my
red
> "oh
> > crap!" light was on. I quickly pulled over to check the car out. I
> couldn't
> > find anything wrong. After the car cooled down a bit I tried driving the
> last
> > 15 miles home, with the heater on. The car was fine...temp was a little
> bit
> > higher than normal.
> >
> > I checked the car out again a couple of nights later, but found no
> problems. I
> > admit, I'm not the most adept that mechanics, but I figure I would have
> found
> > something major if it had been there. I had installed a new thermostat
> almost
> > a year ago, but hadn't really driven the car in 6 months. I had also, at
> that
> > time, replaced the intake manifold, and flushed the coolant.
> >
> > My father suggested getting a radiator cleaner from an auto parts store,
> and
> > flushing the radiator out...or taking it to a radiator shop. I am going
to
> > give this a go, but wanted to see if anyone had any ideas...or other
> things I
> > could check. What else would make the temp spike like that.
> >
> > Also, I should add that I've driven the car 3 times since then, and have
> > noticed that the temp is a little higher than normal each time...but
never
> > spiked like it had before.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ted
> >
> > CA
> > 78 Alfetta Sedan
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