The clutch is fine. Its just if I try and go downtown to cruise and I get caught in a couple of lights my temp shoots up to 205-210 like nothing and will keep climbing if I do not find some open road. I have a 3 row heavy duty truck radiator in it and am going to try the electric cooling fan I bought. This is also with the a/c condensor taken off from in front of the radiator.Glaze said:Yes it can if paired with the proper size radiator/fan. But expect a slight drop in horsepower.
How was the clutch on the old fan?
Radiator was used but everything was fine until I installed the supercharger. Then I have the overheating problem. The car is setup to run on the rich side and my timing is stock at 10 degrees. My oil pressure is monitored with the stock gauge and water temp is with a autometer. Oil flow should be fine with the motor new and all the oil gally's and passageways in the block were coated for better flow.Glaze said:seems odd. is this radiator used or purchased new? How old. Reason im asking is that partially clogged radiators are of course inefficient.
I know that every engine is different as friend of mine had a 302 that never ran over 160 (very little heat in winter time!). Possibly with your power adder and mods maybe your A/F ratio or timing is not correct causing it to overheat? What do you think?
Also how is oil pressure and flow? Accurate gauges for both water and oil?
Where would I get the radiator flow tested or can I do that myself? Never done it before.Glaze said:rgr but id still inspect the radiator closer. Might want to have it flow tested. Is there any corrision inside tanks? I know you didnt have any problems before supercharger, but once you did any flow weak links in cooling system will and did show. Just dont want you to go to all the trouble and money with water pump if you didnt have to.
This is most often a fan issue, or from U/D's. The rest of the system functions properly if you can cool down once underway.vnmsgt said:The clutch is fine. Its just if I try and go downtown to cruise and I get caught in a couple of lights my temp shoots up to 205-210 like nothing and will keep climbing if I do not find some open road. I have a 3 row heavy duty truck radiator in it and am going to try the electric cooling fan I bought. This is also with the a/c condensor taken off from in front of the radiator.
yeah, once I get going again it always cools down. It just heats up way too fast when I stop.HISSIN50 said:This is most often a fan issue, or from U/D's. The rest of the system functions properly if you can cool down once underway.
Good luck.
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