CorDog009
Senior Member
Replaced the water pump and radiator, installed a new 190* thermostat instead of the 203 that was stock. Put truck on ramps to help burp any air out of the system. Truck finally got to operating temp with no more bubbles coming out. Put radiator cap back on and let it run a little longer, then noticed temp gauge climbing past halfway, got close to 3/4 of the way in the black operating range and I shut it off. T-stat to radiator hose isn’t very warm. Radiator has some heat but not hot. I’m thinking I got a bad new thermostat.