burntmetal
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- Joined
- March 27, 2018
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- City, State
- Santa Fe, TX
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1996 Explorer XLT 4X4
Good afternoon. I've put about 2500 miles on the 96 Explorer now and since I've been driving it i always noticed the temperature gauge fluctuates. Not by a few degrees but will get up about 2/3 of the gauge then drop suddenly to about a 1/4 then slowly climb up again and repeat. I had only driven it 50 miles or less on trips till last Sunday when I went about 80 miles. I was going about 75 when I noticed it had climbed almost to the top of the gauge. Pulled over and noticed the top radiator hose was super pressurized. I let it cool a but then popped the cap with a towel, lots of steam and a gush of the new coolant I put in a month ago. I sat a but longer and topped it back off and finished my trip. I installed a new thermostat yesterday but the fluctuation continues. Any ideas what could be causing this? Thanks.