bleeding cooling system
09-17-2010, 06:57 PM
#91
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)...forgot how long its been since I've crawled around in an early car.
wouldn't mind, possibly, doing this
09-17-2010, 07:49 PM
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09-17-2010, 11:14 PM
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here's more feedback:
drove car on a 20 mile each way route today
added some Water Wetter
car operated at a 3rd mark, when it moved to the "hot" zone, fans kicked on and cooled it down
car NEVER boiled over, NEVER smoked, no nothing, didn't even get "hot" ... so my guess is that maybe my gauge isn't good
right now, we are waiting for Tuesday when my low-temp goodies will come in, at that point we'll swap low-temp stuff in, and change the coolant/antifreeze again ... or maybe we'll re-use stuff we already have in the car (since it obviously works)
probably still have some air in the cooling system too, but at this point, not that big of a deal ... probably won't drive the car again until low-temp stuff comes in!
drove car on a 20 mile each way route today
added some Water Wetter
car operated at a 3rd mark, when it moved to the "hot" zone, fans kicked on and cooled it down
car NEVER boiled over, NEVER smoked, no nothing, didn't even get "hot" ... so my guess is that maybe my gauge isn't good
right now, we are waiting for Tuesday when my low-temp goodies will come in, at that point we'll swap low-temp stuff in, and change the coolant/antifreeze again ... or maybe we'll re-use stuff we already have in the car (since it obviously works)
probably still have some air in the cooling system too, but at this point, not that big of a deal ... probably won't drive the car again until low-temp stuff comes in!
09-18-2010, 01:22 PM
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that is where mine hangs out. I have some other electrical problem though which causes the needles to dance around a bit so I am wary of their position being accurate. I figure (perhaps incorrectly) that if they hang out at the same spot consistently then I am probably ok.
09-18-2010, 06:27 PM
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Hi MichaelK, the dancing gauges are usually in correlation to grounding issues that are very common on 944s. Upgrade the major grounds on your car with 1 gauge or 00 gauge and the dancing will reduce considerably. Your temp gauge (only IF it is a Series 1 car) is connected to pin 4 behind the tachometer. Check the ground behind the cluster and upgrade that one also if possible. It will make a world of difference.
09-19-2010, 10:43 AM
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Roman, IDK if there was or not but I measured up the distances the cables had to travel and custom built the ground lines using 1 gauge wiring. It isn't the easiest thing accessing some of the spots, but when the gauges start working correctly, that more than makes up for it IMO.
