Decided to upgrade the stock cooling system. Been having a little trouble lately with my temp and it's either the thermostat (1 month old Mr Gasket 180*), the radiator (14 yo stocker), the clutch fan (1 year old Autozone part), an air pocket in the engine, or I have a blown head gasket.
Basically, the car pushes coolant out of the radiator into the overflow tank until it overflows and then the overflow tank spits it out on the ground. Before I know it, the car has pushed all of it's coolant out and starts to get hot. It's still runs strong, but I guess I could have a blown head gasket.
Yesterday it started getting hot so I turned it off and popped the hood. I let it sit for a few minutes and then got tired of waiting because I needed to go somewhere. So.... I started the car back up to see where it was. Of course it was still hot, so I opened the pressure relief lever on my radiator cap and then closed it. I went to look at the temp gauge and to my amazment it dropped down to the half way mark. Do you guys think pressure was keeping the thermostat shut?
I'm going to try burping the system tomorrow and seeing what happens. Either way, there are some parts that need replaced before I go through the trouble of pulling off the heads. Although it would be a good reason to throw on some Twisted Wedges.
What do you guys think about this setup?
31x19 Griffin two core aluminum radiator $190
Ramcharger fan with harness $140
Summit aluminum catchcan $50
Any suggestions, opinions, remarks?
Basically, the car pushes coolant out of the radiator into the overflow tank until it overflows and then the overflow tank spits it out on the ground. Before I know it, the car has pushed all of it's coolant out and starts to get hot. It's still runs strong, but I guess I could have a blown head gasket.
Yesterday it started getting hot so I turned it off and popped the hood. I let it sit for a few minutes and then got tired of waiting because I needed to go somewhere. So.... I started the car back up to see where it was. Of course it was still hot, so I opened the pressure relief lever on my radiator cap and then closed it. I went to look at the temp gauge and to my amazment it dropped down to the half way mark. Do you guys think pressure was keeping the thermostat shut?
I'm going to try burping the system tomorrow and seeing what happens. Either way, there are some parts that need replaced before I go through the trouble of pulling off the heads. Although it would be a good reason to throw on some Twisted Wedges.
What do you guys think about this setup?
31x19 Griffin two core aluminum radiator $190
Ramcharger fan with harness $140
Summit aluminum catchcan $50
Any suggestions, opinions, remarks?