# TEMP. ISSUES **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 11, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895 "2006-09-11T11:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/1 "2006-09-11T11:52:41Z")
HEY GUYS ? for ya… recently the temp on my truck while at idle will slowly rise wit my e-fan running…but if i tach it up just a little higher then idle it will drop …would this be the water pump? ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/2 "2006-09-11T12:08:44Z")
either a water pump or a gummed up thermostat. remove thermostat and see if it still does it. ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/3 "2006-09-11T12:15:48Z")
remove it completly and let it idle? ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/4 "2006-09-11T12:29:37Z")
sure I have not had one in my truck for over a year. I just use a cardboard box if I need heat, bigger box=more heat, smaller box=less heat. - It works great. 😃 Just to eliminate the thermostat from being the problem won’t hurt anything. And it’s only a few bolts and about 3 minutes to remove. Are you sure the temp gauge is working good. I had a faulty oil sender in the SHO and it would read all kinds of fucked up. I don’t know how to check a temp sender to see if it is working though. ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/5 "2006-09-11T13:01:49Z")
> [@10 Worst Domestic engines Ever](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/10-worst-domestic-engines-ever/24181/30): > > sure > > I have not had one in my truck for over a year. I just use a cardboard box if I need heat, bigger box=more heat, smaller box=less heat. - It works great. 😃 > > Just to eliminate the thermostat from being the problem won’t hurt anything. And it’s only a few bolts and about 3 minutes to remove. > > Are you sure the temp gauge is working good. I had a faulty oil sender in the SHO and it would read all kinds of fucked up. I don’t know how to check a temp sender to see if it is working though. speaking of heat…my heat has been real weak the last couple cold nights i went to use it ---
**Author:** ![scoob8000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@scoob8000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scoob8000)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/6 "2006-09-11T13:12:19Z")
> [@SoLowXtreme"](#): > > remove it completly and let it idle? Depends if your style stat takes a gasket or o-ring that fits on the stat itself. Might have a time getting it to seal up if it’s the o-ring. Could be an air bubble in the cooling system too, try bleeding it maybe? ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/7 "2006-09-11T13:49:11Z")
> [@10 Worst Domestic engines Ever](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/10-worst-domestic-engines-ever/24181/30): > > sure > > I have not had one in my truck for over a year. I just use a cardboard box if I need heat, bigger box=more heat, smaller box=less heat. - It works great. 😃 > > Just to eliminate the thermostat from being the problem won’t hurt anything. And it’s only a few bolts and about 3 minutes to remove. > > Are you sure the temp gauge is working good. I had a faulty oil sender in the SHO and it would read all kinds of fucked up. I don’t know how to check a temp sender to see if it is working though. I’m pretty sure the gauge just peachy, its been going up like it always has and while in motion it stays right were it usually did…its just at idle(like at a long red light or sitting in the drivethru) it climbs wit my LS1 fans running …but wit my luck who knows ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/8 "2006-09-11T14:41:12Z")
junk dex cool.heater cores plugged ---
**Author:** ![81Boo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ac8455/32.png) [@81Boo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/81Boo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/9 "2006-09-11T19:42:59Z")
> [@FINALLY!!! A Home owner ...........](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-a-home-owner/24215/15): > > junk dex cool.heater cores plugged x2, same thing happened to my moms blazer. get it flushed and refilled with green. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Sleeper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sleeper/32/5939_2.png) [@imported\_Sleeper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/10 "2006-09-11T20:02:02Z")
Get a new thermo and check for air bubbles and ul be fine… ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/11 "2006-09-12T06:12:32Z")
> [@FINALLY!!! A Home owner ...........](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-a-home-owner/24215/15): > > junk dex cool.heater cores plugged so i should convert to green…??? ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/12 "2006-09-12T06:15:46Z")
or the new gold stuff they have out(its call complete by service pro)!flush the hole system ---
**Author:** ![obi-1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@obi-1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/obi-1)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/13 "2006-09-12T06:32:04Z")
> [@WTB: plow truck/suv](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-plow-truck-suv/24223/2): > > x2, same thing happened to my moms blazer. get it flushed and refilled with green. X3. The heat quit on my S-10 a few years ago. The heater core was clogged. Flushed it out and it was fine. ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/14 "2006-09-12T07:54:11Z")
> [@pewterss"](#): > > or the new gold stuff they have out(its call complete by service pro)!flush the hole system which ever u think is better for me…i dunno which 1 to use :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/15 "2006-09-12T11:38:26Z")
green can be tough on alum lines ---
**Author:** ![Cheeks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cheeks/32/5930_2.png) [@Cheeks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cheeks)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/16 "2006-09-12T11:41:45Z")
the yellow stuff is the way to go. We have it at advanced now. Its in a yellow bottle ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/17 "2006-09-12T12:18:54Z")
> [@It's sad, but it's not like we didn't know...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-sad-but-its-not-like-we-didnt-know/24242/4): > > green can be tough on alum lines correct,that why i use complete ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/18 "2006-09-12T12:19:07Z")
> [@Testing waters RHD-EG](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/testing-waters-rhd-eg/24010/29): > > the yellow stuff is the way to go. We have it at advanced now. Its in a yellow bottle :bigthumb: ---
**Author:** ![scoob8000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@scoob8000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scoob8000)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/19 "2006-09-13T04:13:20Z")
+1 for the newer “complete” stuff… Green coolant can be tougher on newer cooling systems, and at the same time Dexcool has a reputation for eating gaskets in older systems… ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895/20 "2006-09-13T08:50:00Z")
> [@Testing waters RHD-EG](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/testing-waters-rhd-eg/24010/29): > > the yellow stuff is the way to go. We have it at advanced now. Its in a yellow bottle sweet…yellow is what i’ll do… which advance u work at…i think i remember seing ur at the etna one? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-issues/184895.md?page=2)