"Bryan" > wrote in message
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>> My first thought is that perhaps there is still some air trapped in
>> your cooling system
>
> Thanks for the suggestion; I actually thought of that, too... Earlier
> today I opened up both air bleed screws (#1 on the thermostat housing
> and #2 above the water pump) with the engine running and let them run
> until steady coolant came out...shouldn't be any air in there now. I
> did notice, however, that the coolant coming out of the bleeder on the
> water pump was hot, while the coolant coming out of the thermostat
> housing was cool. The upper radiator hose was pressurized, but never
> got hot, either.
>
> I replaced the intake gasket with the help of a friend who spends 8
> hours a day under the hood (of Fords, albeit), and afterward drove from
> Iowa to New Orleans and back, among other journeys, with no signs of
> trouble in the temp department, and no signs of coolant leakage into
> the crankcase as noticed prior to replacing the gasket.
>
> I also replaced the water pump about 600 miles ago after a small leak
> developed that ended up slinging coolant all over the underside of the
> hood. No overheating or in the few weeks following that, however, so
> I'm pretty sure this problem is new.
>
> Hopefully I'll have some time this weekend to take a crack at it.
>

Sounds like you've done a very thorough job of troubleshooting this. Let's
hope that it is the thermostat - and it will be an easy job!

Doug