Well it still overheating!!!!!!!!!! WTF do i look for now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The new gauge reads at 250, and it just idling. The stock gauge also reads hot!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is there something i missed on the radiotor!!!!!!!! Im ready to run this bitch over a hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still ****ing Overheating!!!!!!!!!
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bill302
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start at the beginning is the radiator fan turning on at approx 208 degrees and can you feel air pulling thru radiator....i thought you had a new motor what happened so fast? also do yopu have underdrive pulleys...
from a cold start, it goes up there like in 5 minutes. And no i dont know if its accurate. How would i know? i know its hot cuz the radiaotor or something is steaming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The fan turns on, and stays on for mostly along time. I do have pullyes but it never got this hot especially at idle.
bill302
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are you loosing coolant and if you are can you see where you are looseing it looking under the car? and what have you done about the thermostat and do you know if its working properly...also see if the steaming your talking about is air and coolant blowing into the overflow bottle...
Id think that it wouild take more than 5 minutes for it to get that hot. For some reason im thinking somethings wrong w/ the gauges. or like HISSIN said, there may be steam in the system.Guero said:
ok, im calm now. I went out for a drive, and the stock gauge never passed the r in normal, but the gauge was between 210 and just under 250 all the way. Also the stock sending unit is located at the back of the intake, and the aftermarket is were the stock one went. Also i put in a new thermostat 195 stock, and a new cap. is there something i could buy that would accuratly tell me what the temp is?
3 minutes to get hot is WAYY to fast IMO.
UNLESS like HISSIN said, there is steam. Then the steam would get hot and hit the sender.
UNLESS like HISSIN said, there is steam. Then the steam would get hot and hit the sender.
WhiteDevil
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I would guess air in the system as well. But i am also wondering if you still have a stock Radiator? Because that thing ***in sucks! YOu are going to have cooling problems with all those mods and a stock paper thin radiator. Even with my fluidyne it ran hotter after my H/C/I. But for it to get that hot that quick just idling it has to be air in the system creating steam.
Guero, when I burp the system, I use a turkey thermometer in the radiator neck to monitor temps. At close to 195*, you'll start to see the water move across the radiator.
If you do this, please be real careful because HOT COOLANT CAN SPLASH OUT OF THE RADIATOR AND BURN YOU! It's not a bad idea to put a rag around the radiator neck to catch hot coolant that tries to splash out.
If your new t-stat doesnt have a jiggle valve, it can take awhile for air to purge. I would have used a 180* Mr Gasket stat.
I think I shared the same thoughts on another thread that other here have - that radiator isnt helping. But I DONT think that's the only issue here - you're getting too hot too fast, it seems.
Good luck.
If you do this, please be real careful because HOT COOLANT CAN SPLASH OUT OF THE RADIATOR AND BURN YOU! It's not a bad idea to put a rag around the radiator neck to catch hot coolant that tries to splash out.
If your new t-stat doesnt have a jiggle valve, it can take awhile for air to purge. I would have used a 180* Mr Gasket stat.
I think I shared the same thoughts on another thread that other here have - that radiator isnt helping. But I DONT think that's the only issue here - you're getting too hot too fast, it seems.
Good luck.
badstang123
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I would double check your water level too. One time I filled the radiator up to the cap and then took it for a spin and it still got real hot. I drove it back home, let it cool down and then realized I needed to add a bit more water (I actually did this a few time). That probably isn't it but it can't hurt to double check it. When the car is cold turn it on with the radiator cap off and let it get up to operating temp. Then make sure your radiator is full.
well i think its the gauge!!! Mostly because woudln't the water boil over??? after like 250?? i just got home and it was dark and i p[oped my hood to see my headers had an orange glow to them, is that normal? i was doing a little burnout bout 3 miles before that. The aftermarket gauge read between 210-225, while the stock was 1/4 of the way.
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