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oil leak seems to have been resolved with new rear main side seals and general cleanup of the excess silicone under the rear main cap
Had to pull the pan to do that, but looks like I was successful. Last major snake to kill is overheating. Running at 220 deg down the highway at 65 mph with ambient temp of 75 deg F seems a bit hot. Thermostat is 180 deg and has been drilled. Radiator cap is 16 psi. Then it is still expelling coolant, so maybe needs more burping .. will do that some more.
Bob, the question is this: is there supposed to be a spring in the lower coolant hose? I ordered the NAPA equivalent to the Gates 20620 (couldn't find one anywhere) and it does not have a spring. I'm trying to address anything that could be causing the overheating.
Sam