FORD 460 Overheating Mystery
1997 Fleetwood Southwind 35P ~Ford 460 engine. I noticed the rig running a bit warm when we first got it 5 years ago. It had 23K miles on it then. It seemed each trip it would run a little more on...
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rgatijnet1 wrote:
Do you have access to a ScanGauge, or similar type gauge to hook up to your OBDII connection to get an accurate temperature of the coolant?
Do you have one of those inexpensive laser temperature guns to check around your coolant flow path to see where the temperature is being generated. In other words what is the temp of the coolant in to the radiator and the temp out of the radiator.
I believe that your transmission fluid also runs through your engine radiator. Is there any chance that your transmission is running hot, for whatever reason, and this is affecting the engine coolant temp?
I did talk to my transmission shop. They said that if it was caused by the tranny, there would be tranny issues. This rig shifts smooth and perfect. I've used the laser temp but I'm not able to get an accurate reading I trust from parts of the block and radiator.
I'll ask the shop if they've hooked up the obdii. I remember them saying they had trouble finding it. Will let you know. Thanks for the input!
