I know this has been hashed over and over, but this one seems a little different.
I live in a valley, so everywhere I go is up hill and it's been relatively cool here lately (mid 80's). As I drive up hill at speeds of 25 - 35 mph, I can watch the temp. gauge climb almost as fast as the speedometer, it will quickly reach the red zone if I let it.
I didn't notice this trend until after I replaced the waterpump (the bearings/seal was going out of it). I've also noticed that the temp. rises at stop lights, but not always.
Is the rising temp related to the waterpump or could it be the clutch fan (I've flushed the radiator recently trying to fix this problem and it appeared to have great flow).
I've checked the clutch fan and compared it's resistance to the one on my pickup and it seems to be the same.
Any thoughts are very appreciated.
Brent
I live in a valley, so everywhere I go is up hill and it's been relatively cool here lately (mid 80's). As I drive up hill at speeds of 25 - 35 mph, I can watch the temp. gauge climb almost as fast as the speedometer, it will quickly reach the red zone if I let it.
I didn't notice this trend until after I replaced the waterpump (the bearings/seal was going out of it). I've also noticed that the temp. rises at stop lights, but not always.
Is the rising temp related to the waterpump or could it be the clutch fan (I've flushed the radiator recently trying to fix this problem and it appeared to have great flow).
I've checked the clutch fan and compared it's resistance to the one on my pickup and it seems to be the same.
Any thoughts are very appreciated.
Brent