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    What is this in my engine bay?

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    Coolant related question

    Where I can get a shot with the laser thermometer, the external engine temps are in the 200 range. Right below the thermostat, I saw about 190, with the actual housing being about 145-170, which continues to the top hose. The thermostat is a 195 degree, which is spec, and is at least 'good'...
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    Coolant related question

    So, an update. BTW, thanks, Dgonz, your thought was echoed by a local tech I trust and a test. I used a laser temp gun on the rad tanks and found the inlet side hot- about 170+- degrees, while at the fill tube, the tank and coolant were at about 80. The radiator was replaced yesterday- not a...
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    Coolant related question

    So, this may be covered somewhere, although a search didn't find it. I recently bought a one-owner, beautifully maintained 99 Suburban C1500. I've replaced a few small parts (bulbs, stereo, like that), including the coolant temp sensor in the block and the thermostat. Interestingly, the temp...
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    Pics Of My 99 Classic

    Nice truck! I like the clean, simple look.
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    So...Uhhh...I'm like, here...and stuff.

    That's a great looking truck! I like the Mazda blue on it; it's just 'tame' enough to make people scratch their heads and think it *could* be factory. Those are the best mods, in my opinion. I also just sort of 'fell' into my stepside. I was actually looking for a fleet, but found mine...
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    New to the forum

    I got the PM from FSC, and like the idea of this OBS-specific site. I've only had my truck for a couple of months, now, but have had about 25 or so cars and trucks, as well as 4 or 5 motorcycles over the years. I work at Flowmaster (going on 10 years in sales/tech), so can answer many...
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