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Scott didn't you send out your pcm for some programming? I think you could have setup the pcm to use the built in fan relay control. I don't know if its enabled stock, but it is an option in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
I'm pretty sure I've seen a product that taps into the obd2 port and lets you hook gauges up to it, but I can't remember who makes it.
That was a mistake in the beginning - I should've let them program the fans into the computor. They could've done it but it was too late after I got everything together.Quote:
Originally Posted by robertf03
What company did you use for the programming?
fuel injection specialties in San Antonio
WTF is this?
so I took it for a spin to warm up the water so I could check the fan operation. Everything works good. The head temp stays right about 200 degrees and the fan only comes on every now and then - and only for less than 10 seconds (it really moves some air!!)
Anyways - I pulled it into the garage for it to cool down - so I could top off the coolant. Pulled the top and found this???
Its a very light foam / froth on top of the water. It's a little gritty also.
I think that this was the first time that the entire coolant system actually got up over 120 degrees - the fan was always on once the head temp got to 195 - the radiator was always cold.
My best guess is dirt and sand from inside my heater core - when I got that Jeep it seems like it came out of a sandy creek, all of the nooks and crannys (inside the frame etc...) was full of sand.
I'm plan on pulling the heater core hoses off and taking a water hose to it and see what happens - it'll have to wait till the weekend.
Also - the heater only blows semi-warm air instead of hot air...
Now we really know what jake was doing to the jeep!
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Originally Posted by Doug Krebs
Looks like the 2 girls 1 cup video...
maybe its junkyard mexican feces
gross! you stuck your finger in it! go wash!
Looks like the jeep literally took a **** on you!
You went through the entire cooling system and didn't replace a $40 heater core? Not trying to say I told you so, but that is definitely one of those "ah f*ck, why did I do that" situations. You just going to try to flush it really good or pull the cooling system all apart to clean it?
good luck trying to get that shiat out. one way I have used to get it out: ball valve and old rad hose as adapter on the outlet of the rad. fill rad up w/ water while out of the truck flat on ground. put the fill cap on the radiator and cover the inlet w/ your hand. pressure up quickly and remove your hand and close yours eyes. stuff will fly out of there. repeat many times. I even put a gauge on one of the extra bungs to make sure I didn't over pressure.
that really sucks. I hope you are right about it just being sand, but that looks like more than a heater core full of crap could make.
Have you checked the oil or looked for a steam cleaned spark plug? Still have that borescope?
That is more than I have ever seen, but at work sometimes vehicles build up a decent amount of goop in the overflow tanks that has to be cleaned out from time to time. pull your heater hoses and fluch that out, and do the same with the rad. I bet you can get most of it out.
does it have dexcool in it? if so you really need to use distilled water or flush it and use regular coolant. also if any part of your cooling system has had any regular coolant in it you need to not use dexcool. u get mud when u mix dexcool and regular antifreeze
interesting. I've only put dex-cool in it but the heater core might've had some regular coolant in it before. I plan on pulling it into the driveway, disconnecting everything and continually flushing it with the water hose. I'll probably fill it up with water several times, drive it warm it up and then drain again.
the oil fill cap and oil looks brand new, still nice and clear / cleanQuote:
Originally Posted by robertf03
I am not a fan of dexcool, It can cause a lot more wierd stuff to happen than regular coolant. I have heard of ppl installing some sort of phosphorus anode or something to help with the electrollisis that dexcool is know to generate when mixed with sediment.
I am sure you will collect all coolant and dispose of properly. ;) <----- For those that accused me of being a hippy. :flipoff2:
I have seen some pretty nasty goop in radiators before, but that is by far the worst. I don't doubt it is mostly sediment. The flush will probably do it a world of good.
it looks like radiator stop leak to me. i had to put that stuff in my brand new rad in the scout when a fan ate it.
It's really not goopy, just a foam or froth - like bubbles in a bubble bath. I stuck my finger in thinking that it was thick but it just went through. The water was right below and I was able to stirr the foam into the water to make it dissapearQuote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
We have cleaned out equipment radiators that looked like somebody poured a bucket of sand in them, and the way you describe it is what they were like.
Man, I hope that's not oil. :fingerscrossed:
so I drained all it all and took the water hose nozzle and sprayed thru the heater core, heater hoses, water pump, and radiator. Took it for a drive to warm it up again, let it cool and it's looking better.
I drained it all again and repeated the process - it's cooling down right now...
Good thing that I "worked" from home today :flipoff2:
As for disposing of the coolant properly? this is the correct way right? To put it in perspective, Kolpecky just moved into a house about a block away in our neighborhood - so it's ok to drain in the driveway around here :gigem:
smell my finger :flipoff2:
does that sh!t smell like oil?
Which doesn't mean much if it is, the previous engine could have had oil in the water, and gotten into the heater core.
that third pic is just funny. I'll have to take a pic at work someday of what we do.
so should I put Dex-Cool back in or normal coolant?
no - it doesn't smell like oil
I would think dexcool, supposedly there is something in the new motors (seals etc?) that doesnt mix well with green. I am no expert though. You could get a few jugs of the "goes in any car" kind, that way you will always be able to get some at any walmart! At 8 bucks plus a gallon, I would try to figure it out for good first.
it will do that again if you put dexcool in it just use regular coolant. there is no performance benefit to dexcool.
from my oil/water mix experimention I have allways found it to look more like a milkshake than a brown froth like his. I also have seen the brown froth dexcool/regular coolant/tapwater mixture type stuff in bryce's radiator in his s-10 just last week. :flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by BMFScout
I can't imagine Bryce having maintenance issues with a vehicle!
yup you know I ain't fixin' his shiat
distilled water is the key
David, see the Patrol thread for this, I posted on there by accident and don't feel like re-posting here...Quote:
Originally Posted by davido
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Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
maybe make the next one easily removeable? i can make you some pins when i make mine if you want.
zinG??!?
:flipoff2:
Yes please :gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02
Although, I doubt we would've taken it off on this trip. It's nice to have for driving to the trail on the "main road". It blocks most of the dust from getting into our faces
scott, have you played with the line lock any? is it a check valve or a regular valve? as in, when you lock it then press the brakes does it brake the rear and when you press the brakes then lock it does it keep the front locked?