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for awhile now i have had little to no pressure in my upper and lower rad hoses i have no water or vac leaks that i can detect both upper and lower hoses get hot i have a 180 t-stat in and it runs at 175dg new 2 week old ford racing water pump is this i dont really know if this is a real problem or not does anybody have any knowledge of this thanks.
Posts: 28 | From: kingsburg ca | Registered: Dec 2010  |  :
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Replace your radiator cap
Posts: 1938 | From: bay area | Registered: Apr 2010  |  :
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i already did that my mishimoto rad came with a new cap and i also have a new stant cap.
Posts: 28 | From: kingsburg ca | Registered: Dec 2010  |  :
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I know this is a long shot and not trying to offend you but did you put your thermostat in correctly?

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The thermostat come be a problem I had the same issue I changed the cap and the thermostat and problem went away don't know which thing it was

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its cool no harm no foul the stat is also new and yas it i installed it right but had the problem befor and no matter how hard i beat the stang the temps never go higher than 180
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