Overheating and measuring

gt96stanggt · Sep 7, 2006

ok so my car overheats but it gets cool after i let it idle for like 1min.
car has new Stewart Stage 1 Water Pump, 160* thermostat, and a new stock radiator.. i know i need a bigger radiator but i cant really afford it right now.. i bought a new air deflector to put on so hopefully that helps a little.. so other than a different radiator what else could be my problem?

also i was wondering how exactly do you measure the size of a TB and a MAF? do i just measure from one side to the other?

thanks! :SNSign:

HISSIN50 · Sep 7, 2006

What temps are you seeing? It cant go from overheating to 'cool' in one minute.

More info from you will help the wise folks on here to better help you achieve your goal with the least cost-outlay.

Good luck.

gt96stanggt · Sep 7, 2006

HISSIN50 said:
What temps are you seeing? It cant go from overheating to 'cool' in one minute.

More info from you will help the wise folks on here to better help you achieve your goal with the least cost-outlay.

Good luck.

i dont have a "real" gauge but it gets up to L where my stock one reads 'normal'

94Blue302GT · Sep 7, 2006

And then shoots back down?
I'm thinking that your thermostat is installed incorectly.
Or bad, lol, wouldn't that stink. Make sure you got it in the right way, my buddy did that! Almost fried his car.

Black95GTS · Sep 7, 2006

SOmething is off because your car is the hottest while it is sitting around idleing. It will be the coolest on the highway. Unless you have an aftermarket body kit, then the inverse could be true.

Pull codes?

More info please!

Adam

gt96stanggt · Sep 7, 2006

94Blue302GT said:
And then shoots back down?
I'm thinking that your thermostat is installed incorectly.
Or bad, lol, wouldn't that stink. Make sure you got it in the right way, my buddy did that! Almost fried his car.

yep real fast ... most of the time sometimes i have to turn it off with the hodd up for like 5-10 mins
i made 110% percent sure it was installed the right way.. bad? i dont know i was going to get a 180* anyways.

rockin_rick · Sep 7, 2006

Perhaps your A/C condenser is plugged with bugs and such and is 'helping' to limit the airflow into your radiator.

Rick

gt96stanggt · Sep 7, 2006

Black95GTS said:
SOmething is off because your car is the hottest while it is sitting around idleing. It will be the coolest on the highway. Unless you have an aftermarket body kit, then the inverse could be true.

Pull codes?

More info please!

Adam

i did about a month or so ago.. got 113, 542, and another one that had to do with the EGR but i forgot the number.

rockin_rick · Sep 7, 2006

I doubt that if the car is up to the "L", that turning it off and putting the hood up for 5-10 mins would cause it to drop to cool. Perhaps your temp gauge sender (not the ECT) is bad. Or the wiring. Does your fan turn on when it gets super hot? If not, then perhaps it's not super hot and the temp gauge sender is bad.

Rick

rockin_rick · Sep 7, 2006

Turning off the car would just cause it to heat soak, and the lack of coolant flow would offset the lack of heat production (ignition).

Rick

gt96stanggt · Sep 7, 2006

rockin_rick said:
Does your fan turn on when it gets super hot?

Rick

Yes it does

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