I think I found the source of overheating ! ( don’t want to get too confident yet though ) i took a close up of my radiator to prepare for the switch - ( keep in mind at 50yo my close up vision sucks , lol ) I was looking at my pics and zoomed in to see my fins . It looks like the airflow would be very restricted in mine - compared to new one - what do you think as this being a valid problem ?
Looks to me like instead of spending hundreds buying a new radiator, you need to spend a buck at the car wash.I think I found the source of overheating ! ( don’t want to get too confident yet though ) i took a close up of my radiator to prepare for the switch - ( keep in mind at 50yo my close up vision sucks , lol ) I was looking at my pics and zoomed in to see my fins . It looks like the airflow would be very restricted in mine - compared to new one - what do you think as this being a valid problem ?
it's more than a buck at the carwash nowLooks to me like instead of spending hundreds buying a new radiator, you need to spend a buck at the car wash.
Lol , car wash - I only owned car for 4 months - the engine bay is very clean compared to when I got it . Previous owner was a body guy and did a 2 stage paint on it ( bet a lot of dust was added then to fins if car ran in that garage - I remember engine bay was very dusty ) So, this defiantly is a problem ? I don’t feel so bad running temps to 225 now in 100 degree air temps , I do wish I caught it earlier , but I did catch it before it got out of hand .
Need pic to see what the inside of radiator looks like.I think I will see if I can clean out and get good airflow - it’s free to try and can’t hurt - if I get passages open , I will also flush system - ( should I just run hose water thru it or use a rad clean product ? ) after I flush good I will do a distilled flush with only water and test temps - if ok I will drain and switch to green coolant