'86 Suburban 2x control arm bushings?
Thanks Robyn! I've been looking at a reman'd Racor 490R, still trying to determine what the actual fuel flow needs are for the 6.2. I've got a GM service manual coming for an '86 Suburban, but I'm not sure how much of the 6.2 it will cover.
My barn door seals and shocks arrived yesterday. :)
Just got a call from Les Schwab about the front end control arm bushings. The truck is an '86 2wd, and the ball joints he ordered are right, but the CAB's are too small. Is it possible the truck uses 1 ton bushings due to the heavier engine? Rockauto.com lists the same bushings for diesel and gas from about '76 to '90, but they are not right for this truck. Any ideas?
Air pocket in cooling system?
Still no pics, I know, that's lame.
Swapped in a new T-stat last week, and now the temp gauge is all over the place. The old thermostat was stuck open. It was running right around 190-200F when it was working properly.
So a couple of questions on what I might have done wrong. I drained the coolant from the petcock on the rad until is was below the level of the thermostat. Pulled the housing off, replaced the t-stat and gasket. Put it back together, and put the coolant I'd collected from the rad back in. I also added about 2 additional quarts of 50/50 to top off the radiator.
A couple of days ago, I noticed the burp tank was about 3/4 full (it had been just below the COLD line), so I drained that tank thinking I might have overfilled it on reassembly. I was thinking it was probably the 2 quarts extra I'd added.
Today, it ran up to nearly 260 before I could shut it down. Once I did, I checked the upper rad hose and it was only warm. Opened up the rad cap and the rad was 2 quarts low. The coolant level was just above the sensor, and the burp tank was almost full.
In the cab, the truck warms up to about 190, then over a bit and you can see the new thermostat open. From there it's all over the place. No heat in the cab unless the truck is moving, which makes me think the heater core has air in it...
So, maybe I've got a head gasket going, but it sure doesn't run like it has any compression issues. It has never blown any sort of white smoke, or smelled of coolant at the exhaust. No drippy water crap at the pipes either. I think I must have just forgotten to burp something and have an air pocket in there somewhere.
Today I put a new rad cap on after rechecking for any leaks (had a small drip at the T-stat housing and on one heater hose), my thinking being the old one might be sucking air. Didn't seem to make a difference, although the system is holding pressure better. It spews way better once it warms up and you pop the cap.
Advice? I know with other rigs, I've usually run the car up to operating temp with the rad cap off after a new T-stat. I think I forgot to do that this time. Is that all I need to do? I'd sure like my heater back.