Hi, I'm new here. I just purchased a 2017 Textron Stampede Off Road Bad Boy. I'm having over temperature issues. So far I have checked the thermostat, it was not there, guess the last owner had same issue but forgot to mention it. I also tore down the oil cooler bracket to get to the water pump. I had purchased a replace kit for it but there is nothing wrong with it. I removed the plug wires and turned the engine over, no water was coming out of the open thermostat housing. The water pump turns firmly with the engine, there is no slop. I put it all back together and thankfully there are no leaks. Next I filled the system and tried bleeding air based on the factory video. I did get quite a bit of air, maybe not all? I topped it off and fired it up. Heated it up and even though the fan came on at 3 bars, it continued climbing until the 5 bars all lit up and LCD started flashing. So I either have air still in the system or I'm missing something? Do these run normally at 5 bars on temp indicator? Is my temperature sensor maybe bad? Mine runs really good and I do not want to ruin it. Has 2200 miles on it. Suggestions?
