Note to self: Make sure you install the thermostat in the correct direction! I had been chasing and an overheating problem. Went through the rudimentary troubleshooting. Decided to do a head gasket water pump thermostat contour fan and Dakota digital fan controller and a new radiator job. Spent a good part of three weeks. Got everything buttoned up. Cranked her up and the car got up to temperature. The overflow tank started to spill over as the temperature started rising. Shut it down immediately. First thought was the thermostat was somehow stuck. Only one way to find out. Cracked her open and to my embarrassment, the thermostat was in backward! Went got a new one with a gasket and buttoned everything up again. Viola. No overheating and no overflowing. Problem solving and lessons learned.
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