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  1. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    The radiator needed to get changed anyway, same with the termostat; both were original to the truck & upon further investigating I did crawl under the truck & noed the weep hole on the water pump was pissing like a racehorse; issue on the head gakets is dead. Bad water pump. Said truck was a...
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    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    The temp gauge was not reading at all. I bught a new sender last year swapped it out; unbeknwnst to me the sender was bad right out of the box; my multi-meter confirmed this. I tested a NEW one at the parts store before I brought it home; the replacement works as designed. My temp gauge after...
  3. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    Figured out the issue on my suburban on Monday last week when I was under it checking hardware & tightening some things up. My coolant leak issue is due to my water pump is going bad; could not see any active drips on the driveway due to there is the cross member right under the pulleys where...
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    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

  5. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    I will be checking the resistance values either tomorrow or Sunday after I get home from work.
  6. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    I checked the box for the sender I got & it was a Standard TS71 and it has a male blade connector on it; could this be an improved connector instead of the senders from the 1960's & 70's????
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    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    In looking at the PDF that was the style of temp sender unit that was in the motor originally; I was not aware of the vintage of the engine until a couple months ago. Also the original temp gauge was not functioning when I swapped it out for a unit from LMC truck; (I specified an 84 Suburban for...
  8. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    My truck may be a 1984 model but the 350 in it is from the 1970's. So maybe I need to change the sender again; only ask for one for a 1970's Suburban this time.
  9. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    It's what the parts guy gave me & it spun into the side of the block just like the other with no issue.
  10. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    I changed the radiator to see if that would cause the temp gauge to drop as well as the transmission cooler. The radiator appeared to have some crap on it that was built up & dried crusty; the cooler for the trans had mummified oil on it from the A/C condenser. I still need to get that stuff...
  11. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    The truck is not overheating (nothing visual) except the overflow jug is almost full if that means anything.
  12. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    The original temp sender had a round flat disc on the end of it with a crimp terminal that slid over it. I did not like that setup from the get go; I purchased a new sender that had an actual mae blade on it the sending wire I know would have a solid connection on it. I also changed the...
  13. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    The engine in my 84 is either a 1973 or 1974 era 350 there is no coolant leaking from the water pump nor the head gaskets at this time. I am thinking it may have an electrical issue with the temp gauge as I installed a new sensor. The trailer harness was mucked with before I bought the truck by...
  14. Andrew Koetz

    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    I am thinking on putting a ground between the temp gauge and the firewall to see if that makes the gauge settle down. I did install a new temp sender a couple months ago; the same time I swapped the temp gauge
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    Cylinder head gasket replacement job

    I just added another quart f 10w30 to the truck the other day & no "chocolate milk" oil. It is due for a change here in about a week. I have noticed the radiator a little bit on the low side after a few days of driving. Is it possible the coolant could be getting burned right away & not reaching...
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