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Temporary overheating - Possible causes?
About 5 hours into an 18 hour, 1000 mile drive my temp gauge jumped to just short of the red. After shutting down and letting the car cool, checking fluids and adding some water I drove off gingerly, checking the coolant whenever I was stopped. It held perfectly normal temp for the rest of the drive.
Any ideas what the cause could be? Stuck thermostat? It hasn't been replaced since I bought the car, so I don't know how old it could be. Head gasket? There was a huge amount of pressure in the rad hose when I stopped. Water pump? Also hasn't been changed. Since my car is going to be undergoing a 6MT swap this summer I may pull the engine to change head gaskets and rebuild the heads while it's down.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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