Ford 460 motorhome running hot
Hello again everyone! Just wanted to check in after all the recent repairs with a new and exciting issue! Haha well kind of new. So the 460 engine in my 1988 ford E350 motorhome is running pretty...
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Very good info again, thank you!
And yeah I inspected the water pump impeller but didnt want to break the gasket for the housing and pay for more parts I didnt think I would need. (I was already nearly $2000 into parts/fluids and was broke. Lol)
Also, I didnt remove the motor. I did the rebuild work from under the RV by tearing things down and raising the engine about 8+ inches. If I had to do it again I would pull the motor. Haha it was hell.
The thermostat I just hadnt thought of because I didnt know what was causing overheat at the time. Bearings were worn, oil pump shot, etc. However, that is pretty easy to swap on the road. Just gotta take air exhange box off, and disconnect rad hose and there is 2 bolts for the thermostat right up top of the engine.
Plus a thermostat only runs $10-15 so its worth me doing soon. Probably shoulda been done already.
Also, as an update, I drove the rig a couple 50 mile stretches, mainly early morning hours driving when it was cooler out, and it only hit 200 when climbing hills. Never went over 202 or so even on a bigger hill. Im feeling like it might be more: A: older engine tech. B: loaded to max weight. C hot weather and elevation change.
And Im cringing a bit because apparently I was about 1.5 quarts low on transmission fluid for about 100 miles. I just checked it 2 weeks ago, but the fluid musta finished cycling through as I drove more. Topped her off and got another small drop in temp but kind of feels like there is a mild shudder under heavier loads in low gear that developed and made me check fluid levels and discover the low level.
Really hoping I am not having torque converter issues from the low fluid driving. Topping off the tranny fluid reduced the shudder some, but its still present under heavy load. Will be investigatimg more as time goes on.
*Rant Over* ??
And yeah I inspected the water pump impeller but didnt want to break the gasket for the housing and pay for more parts I didnt think I would need. (I was already nearly $2000 into parts/fluids and was broke. Lol)
Also, I didnt remove the motor. I did the rebuild work from under the RV by tearing things down and raising the engine about 8+ inches. If I had to do it again I would pull the motor. Haha it was hell.
The thermostat I just hadnt thought of because I didnt know what was causing overheat at the time. Bearings were worn, oil pump shot, etc. However, that is pretty easy to swap on the road. Just gotta take air exhange box off, and disconnect rad hose and there is 2 bolts for the thermostat right up top of the engine.
Plus a thermostat only runs $10-15 so its worth me doing soon. Probably shoulda been done already.
Also, as an update, I drove the rig a couple 50 mile stretches, mainly early morning hours driving when it was cooler out, and it only hit 200 when climbing hills. Never went over 202 or so even on a bigger hill. Im feeling like it might be more: A: older engine tech. B: loaded to max weight. C hot weather and elevation change.
And Im cringing a bit because apparently I was about 1.5 quarts low on transmission fluid for about 100 miles. I just checked it 2 weeks ago, but the fluid musta finished cycling through as I drove more. Topped her off and got another small drop in temp but kind of feels like there is a mild shudder under heavier loads in low gear that developed and made me check fluid levels and discover the low level.
Really hoping I am not having torque converter issues from the low fluid driving. Topping off the tranny fluid reduced the shudder some, but its still present under heavy load. Will be investigatimg more as time goes on.
*Rant Over* ??
