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Originally Posted by hockeynut
Brian, I don't want to hijak 83's thread, but we both just did similar work, and we both now have similar results. I am running 20 degrees cooler than him, however. But my concern is that I never saw the soft upper hose before and being able to remove the radiator cap right away.
Th only thing I can figure is I changed something when I put everything back together. Well, you can't put in the water pump incorrectly, nor the fan or belts or hoses. The only thing I can think of is maybe I wasn't paying attention and put the thermostat in backwards. What symptoms would a backwards thermostat cause?
I have another gasket so I am tempted to check it out.
Your thoughts?
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I would not remove the thermostat. If you had it backwards, the temps would climb well over 81-82°C.
My guess is that the new thermostat allows the engine to run a bit cooler than the previous one and, therefore, pressure has not built up in the system.
Take it out for a good run uphill when the ambient temperature is above 80°F. I'll bet it develops some pressure under those conditions.
Take PEH advice on this one: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
