Jon,
I removed the radiator and am bringing it to a shop this morning for a good cleaning and thorough testing. I also removed the thermostat last night and tested it in a pot of boiling water; it opened!
The exhaust air that comes out of the bottom of the generator compartment is strong, so I don't think it is an air movement problem.
When I get the radiator back from the shop, I will install it, fill with new anti-freeze and install a new thermostat and then see what happens.
I remember back when I had my Bertram 38' w/Cummins diesels, I removed the radiator (cold) and started the engine. When the thermostat opened there was a nice FLOW of water in one direction that was visiable thru the radiator neck. I would assume that meant that the water and thermostat were working properly. That is what I was trying to test here.
Another possibility: my generator exhaust pipe and my Aqua Hot exhaust pipe both exhaust thru the roof thru the same pipe. While tailgating we noticed a black soot coming from the exhaust pipe on the roof. I changed my Aqua Hot fuel nozzle and filter after I got home thinking the soot might be coming from the old fuel nozzle. I climbed up on the roof and felt the exhaust coming out of the pipe and it was a strong flow of hot air. Do you think that the exhaust pipe could have been clogged with soot and that was causing the high operating temps?
Last edited by merle&louise; 09-23-2010 at 10:21 AM.
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Tuga & Karen Gaidry
2012 Honda Pilot
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