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Ok, 85 chevy s-10 v6 2.8L 4x4 guy here again...bugging you gurus on some more. Do you mind?
The carb definitely needs a rebuild, but I have another issue I wonder if I can fix myself. Maybe it too is carb related.
The gas pedal. I went 40 miles on the freeway last night and my leg actually ached from the tension of my gas pedal\accel cable\?.
The accel cable once broke and was replaced a long while back and always had heavy tension even back then.
I've never seen this in any other car I drove.
Is it the carb (where the cable meets the carb arm?
Is it the cable? I applied white lithium grease as best I could.
Anyway, on top of that, the s-10 is also scaring me in another way - it never seems to get HOT.
The temp guage always reads at the semi lowest reading - always. After a long freeway drive the upper radiator hose only feels "warm"...unusually too warm. Never hot. Same with the radiator cap.
You think the thermometer needs replacing? I know how to replace one, but how can I do it without losing all the radiator fluid.
And what other signs are there that the thermostat is bad?
It has been rather cold here, but still I think something is up.
I do get adequate heat inside the truck though.
thanks,
Joe
The carb definitely needs a rebuild, but I have another issue I wonder if I can fix myself. Maybe it too is carb related.
The gas pedal. I went 40 miles on the freeway last night and my leg actually ached from the tension of my gas pedal\accel cable\?.
The accel cable once broke and was replaced a long while back and always had heavy tension even back then.
I've never seen this in any other car I drove.
Is it the carb (where the cable meets the carb arm?
Is it the cable? I applied white lithium grease as best I could.
Anyway, on top of that, the s-10 is also scaring me in another way - it never seems to get HOT.
The temp guage always reads at the semi lowest reading - always. After a long freeway drive the upper radiator hose only feels "warm"...unusually too warm. Never hot. Same with the radiator cap.
You think the thermometer needs replacing? I know how to replace one, but how can I do it without losing all the radiator fluid.
And what other signs are there that the thermostat is bad?
It has been rather cold here, but still I think something is up.
I do get adequate heat inside the truck though.
thanks,
Joe