Hey maybe chucked heads here too!!!!??
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Yes I did, Eric. Good one!
On a not-so-lighter note...after a night and most of today having fun with no problems, sitting at a light later in the day fully warmed up, I took off and an 1/8th mile up the road it jumped by two bars and began beeping. Pulled off and the coolant tank had filled maybe halfway..NO foaming just filled up. Legitimately overheated, but nothing else. I think this pretty much untouched 130,000 mile cooling system just needs friggin maintenance already. :o I suppose my 'stat was actually alright...I might throw it back in just to eliminate the variable of the new Stant SuperStat. First thing though is to pull the belt tomorrow and check the pump for looseness.. I might just replace it annnyway, I can well afford it. Will do the fan clutch too, any tips on that? I spun it by hand with the engine off after it overheated and it spun probably a turn or two. Revving the engine it responds real well and seems to move a lot of air....maybe its still not enough though.
On a side note, the radiator is fine, been good for about a year, bought it off a guy who got it new and never used it. Ford replacement, a 3 core actually. But my cooling system IS clean and free of gunk and so is that radiator.