[Shotimes] Cooling system woes

[Rick Glass]

I need one of them giggle valves for my wife, I think hers is broken.



Rick Glass
       Nashville, TN
' 99 Silver 40k  non-Kirked (for now)
       Flowmaster Original 40's
       3rd cat/resonator removed
       Intake slighly modified (but not Porterized)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John J. Weidenbenner" <johnjweid@charter.net>
To: "Justin Jones" <dr_jones35@hotmail.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Cooling system woes


> Put the proper thermostat (with giggle valve), and replace the temperature
> gauge sending unit. The giggle valve style thermostst will bleed itself.
Top
> the reservoir off after a few drive cycles.
>
> Sometimes the temp sending unit will go bad after an overheat (pegging the
> gauge).
>
> Change the coolant if its more than 2 years old.
>
> John W.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Justin Jones" <dr_jones35@hotmail.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:29 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Cooling system woes
>
>
> > Hope somone can help me out with this one,
> >      SHO has been running cold now for well over 2-3 months and i have
> > finally gotten around to changing the T-stat. I siphoned off about a
> gallon
> > of coolant so it wouldn't be wasted when i pulled the water outlet
(which
> is
> > now bright yello :) ).The replacement i purchased from a certain vendor
> (not
> > mentioning any names) fit right but did not have any jiggle valves on
it.
> I
> > know there is supposed to be at least 1 if not 2 jiggle valves on the
> piece
> > but, i trust the vendor and figured it should work regaurdless. Well i
> > filled the resivior back up, and turned her over. everything was great,
> she
> > heated right up. And kept going, and going and going. Now my temp gauge
is
> > pegged under normal driving at the "N", which i know is far from normal.
> The
> > upper radiator hose is filled with air, i have yet to see it fill with
> > water. So, did i get jipped on the T-stat? Would a backflush properly
get
> my
> > system to cycle properly? and i'm guessing keeping miles of the SHO in
> this
> > state is definetly a good idea? any help would be most helpful.
> >
> > Doc
> > A.K.A.
> > Justin Jones
> > 93/95 ATX 162,xxx
> > 15.608 @ 88.1mph Nov '02
> > pwned by the slushbox....
> >
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