I picked up the car (1990GT 5 speed with 71k miles) about a month ago. I had to replace the radiator, fan blade, fan clutch, water pump, and timing cover because the fan blade shattered and punctured the radiator and damaged the timing cover and water pump, causing major coolant leaks. On the 4th of July I got everything pieced together and fired it up for the first time. No leaks, "perfect!" i thought. I drove around for about 20 minutes only to have the battery die about a mile from my parking lot. So a friend and I (and a few more nice guys who were bbq'ing) helped push the car back to its spot. I replaced the alternator, and boom. Car runs perfect again. After driving around a bit, I noticed that the water temperature was reading 230 (aftermarket gauge) and i thought that was too high. After a bit of research I burped the system, but when started cold, after about 5 minutes of idleing, it rises back up to 230 and fluctuates between 225 and 230. I let it cool down again, popped the rad cap off, and started it. The t stat doesn't open until the car reaches 225-230 at idle, and the temp stays there at least while at idle. The car is not registered and I live on an army base so driving around off post scares me, so i cant tell you how hot or cold it runs at city speeds or highway speeds. I think my next step will be draining the system and flushing it and refilling it with the engine running to avoid any chance of air pockets in the system. Anyone have any thoughts before I do that?
oh and it has a full header back exhaust and no cats, x pipe and mufflers and a mild cam.
oh and it has a full header back exhaust and no cats, x pipe and mufflers and a mild cam.