McCSquare
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- Joined
- Dec 23, 2012
- Posts
- 94
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- 7
- Location
- Champaign, IL
- First Name
- David
- Truck Year
- 1984
- Truck Model
- K10
- Engine Size
- 350
With the weather getting warmer (sorta) out here I'm starting to worry about the operating temperature of my K10.
The gauge reads 210 when I'm stopped at a light, and usually stays there between 15-50MPH. Sometimes it'll surge to 220. On a hotter day it hit maybe 240 and I started to panic and cranked the heater to the max.
Is that acceptable? What should I expect from a bored 350?
I'm not 100% sure that my gauge is accurate. But taking an IR thermometer to the intake manifold radiator side tanks, etc. I don't think it's that far off (based on surface temperatures being 170-205).
Should I be concerned? Where do I start? Timing, Carburetor? The pump is definitely flowing. I flushed the radiator when I first got the truck 4 months ago. It seeps a bit here and there, but no major leaks.
The gauge reads 210 when I'm stopped at a light, and usually stays there between 15-50MPH. Sometimes it'll surge to 220. On a hotter day it hit maybe 240 and I started to panic and cranked the heater to the max.
Is that acceptable? What should I expect from a bored 350?
I'm not 100% sure that my gauge is accurate. But taking an IR thermometer to the intake manifold radiator side tanks, etc. I don't think it's that far off (based on surface temperatures being 170-205).
Should I be concerned? Where do I start? Timing, Carburetor? The pump is definitely flowing. I flushed the radiator when I first got the truck 4 months ago. It seeps a bit here and there, but no major leaks.