Well, spoke too soon. On 2nd start she runs!!! But just bought a timing light, so will be doing that later today:
(I have the blades set to blow air away from the radiator not at it-- is that backwards?
It's an electric fan. Direction can be changed how they turn. CW or CCW. Doing some googling, mine are drawing air in to the engine bay which should be correctI have no idea what this means. Ummm... What?
Right... The fans should always be moving air in the same direction as the path of travel of the car, does.It's an electric fan. Direction can be changed how they turn. CW or CCW. Doing some googling, mine are drawing air in to the engine bay which should be correct
Here's my setup. I have a new aluminum 3 core radiator with fans. The temp sensor for the fans is screwed in to the thermostat housing. The fans do kick on. If I put my hand at the fans, the warm air is blown towards the engine when the fans are spinning.If the fans are inside the dog house then they should draw air from the outside through radiator.
Water is not a stable coolant, are you using a manual temp gauge or just looking at the factory gauge?
I am running distilled water.
To answer my own questionOne new question. Drove it out of the garage and the clutch pedal engages high. I know I should do the quadrant, but until that-- any way to adjust the pedal for quicker engagement?
And one more question. I replaced the rear brakes and drums before covid, then never got to drive it after to test it out. I replaced the rear drum cylinders and bleed the system (once again noob there too). Anyway, to test that brakes work, is this a case where they work or they don't, or can it seem like they work, then bam, they're gone?I want to take it for a test drive down my block, but want to be safe too
Well I'm about 90% relieved. I went to Harbor Freight and spent $35 on a no-spill funnel for burping the cooling system. Filled up the cooling system with more water using the funnel and was able to get air out and in fact, more water in. The car idled in the driveway for like an hour and the temp gage didn't move past middle. Also, the coolant didn't even get hot enough for the thermostat to open. It was evening, but 80F.Lol, I'm full of questions today. One more for ya.
I have a 3 core new aluminum radiator filled with water, with dual electric fans. I had the cap off a few times during previous runs, added water-- don't seem to need any more water. This time the cap was on.
Car was idling in the driveway, no hood, about 90F outside and direct sunlight. However, the temp gauge in the car cluster was at 3rd bar from the top-- like 240F but still in "normal" range? The fans were working on the radiator. 12" fan blades x 2. (I have the blades set to blow air away from the radiator not at it-- is that backwards?
Anyway, if I turn the heat on in the cab, the temp drops like 60 degrees quickly. Is my fan running the wrong way? Is it because it's in direct sunlight? Is it due to water instead of antifreeze?
Thanks again!
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