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Old Nov 11, 2002 | 01:18 AM
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radiator question

i just recently got my 85 base model running again..its not getting cooled....it will start fine and warm up quick...when i opened the hood i saw the sensor on the top of the radiator boiling over...thais makes me think i need a new radiator/water pump/thurmostat...if you think i should be doing something else plz stop me...note to everyone it has 151k original miles..i figure why i have it all apart i should replace the inereds

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Old Nov 11, 2002 | 01:36 AM
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The thermostat would be the first thing that I would replace with an original one. Make sure that the jiggle pin is postioned on the upper side or the opening temp will change.
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