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bluidvl

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i am new to site.i have a 90lx coup converted to 5.0 car has a 75mm throtal body and 75mm mass air sensor 1"5/8 headers equeal lenth and mac cats.my problem is i keep spitting coolant out at cap what is the proper level the overflow is always full
 

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bluidvl said:
i am new to site.i have a 90lx coup converted to 5.0 car has a 75mm throtal body and 75mm mass air sensor 1"5/8 headers equeal lenth and mac cats.my problem is i keep spitting coolant out at cap what is the proper level the overflow is always full
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You're overheating! What's your temp gauge say? You want to be around 180-190 degrees. Is this a stock gauge? How old is the water pump? Radiator? Is your fan working? I'll need more info. to help.

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Or perhaps the radiator cap is bad and needs to be replaced...
 

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new water pump , flex fan .it has a 16psi cap
 
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temp gaufe stays about halfway it is stock
 

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bluidvl said:
temp gaufe stays about halfway it is stock
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I would replace the cap and see what happens. They go bad, but as long as you're not overheating, shouldn't be too big of a problem.
 

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bluidvl said:
temp gaufe stays about halfway it is stock
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Temp wise that is right where you want to be. Temps below 190 can cause increased cylinder wear.

I stay around 200 - 220F.

Sounds like the cap is bad
 
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thanx for the input guys replaced the cap and watched it turns out i had a lot of air in the system but bled it all out .the leak was in the line comeing from the overflow .fixed it
 

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vristang said:
Temp wise that is right where you want to be. Temps below 190 can cause increased cylinder wear.

I stay around 200 - 220F.

Sounds like the cap is bad
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220? You're nearly boiling over at that temp...
 

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Killer50stang said:
220? You're nearly boiling over at that temp...
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Though 220 is a little high it's not critical just yet, I would not want to see it very often but not considered overheating yet.
 

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DMAN302 said:
Though 220 is a little high it's not critical just yet, I would not want to see it very often but not considered overheating yet.
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true, but usually when I've seen 220, it doesn't stop there...
 

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Oh that can be very true..you really do start to fixate on the gauges when you in that area. I will admit I would be looking to shut her down at 220 with aluminum heads..just in case.
 

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DMAN302 said:
Oh that can be very true..you really do start to fixate on the gauges when you in that area. I will admit I would be looking to shut her down at 220 with aluminum heads..just in case.
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yeah, I had aluminum heads on mine when mine was running hot...I was affraid of a warpped head. Now I'm running TWO electric fans. One in front of my radiator and one on the back. Those ZIRGO fans on ebay are amazing!!
 
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