My car has been getting hot since like last summer..I notice that it get's hot more when im just sitting at a stop sign or light..I have a new thermostat and gasket in my room which i am debating putting in.
Kris, are ya sure the fan is coming on? In the summer you might have had the A/C on, which turns the fan on. But now in winter you dont, so the fan doesnt come on till around 208*F.
I have been kicking the fan switch on myself when sitting in traffic.
Remember that it's a two speed fan so like Hissin mentioned make sure its does come on HIGH. If you have a code scanner do the test and it will check both speeds
Get a 180 stat in there, 70/30 mix and a bottle of water wetter. Should bring the temps down a tad. If it keeps up then look into an aluminum radiator. That's where its really at.
spent the 169 on the summit radiator. it is so good i usually run no cooling fan at all unless i am in traffic , and even then it goes to only 210 with no fan at all
the past few days it hasnt gone above 170 degrees and that is with no fan at all. My fan is wired directly to a manual fan switch and a 30 amp relay because my ccrm burned up
I also have a 180 degree thermostat
I cant stress enough that you should get one of these radiators.
your car will run better and run faster at a cooler temp