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Railing68
07-25-2005, 06:41 PM
After 500+ miles my mech guage still periodically flips out and shows huge temp spikes. To make sure it wasn't just the guage I switched 2-1/16 phantom out for an old pro-comp. The pro comp did the spiking as well, but it seemed to be less frequent and appeared to subside (only ran it for a couple of days). Since the smaller phantom fits in the console that is what I hooked up again.

I know the engine is not getting hot, so what is causing this, a steam pocket? I drilled 3 small holes in the thermostat and tried filling radiator last time with coolant while front end was raised. Could the guage really be the issue? My machinist swears he drilled the steam holes in my heads. I am probably going to call Autometer, but I figured they would lean towards steam etc. Any suggestions,ideas. Thanks, SS.