Overheat Issue
#26
Rotary Enthusiast
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If you start changing things on the motor they can say it was because of you messing with something. Have it towed back asap.
#28
HeyHeyHey..Its the Goose
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If you're not loosing coolent (except for the coolent turning to steam and spraying out of your cap), and your heater is working as "mini radiator" in the car to cool the engine. Then you must have a bum radiator.
Take the radiator out of the car and run some acid through it to really clean it good. OR get a new one.
#29
you know if changing the thermostat doesnt help they sell sum **** especially for radiator flushes to get all the crap out but i forget wat its called! i know prestone makes it tho! buy it and pull the radiator out and plug it. fill it with this **** and let it sit. flush with water after and repeat process.
#32
1st-Class Engine Janitor
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Half way while driving in 105 degree heat doesn't strike me as all that out of the ordinary. A little high but not panic-zone stuff. Probably just means the rad's a bit clogged but not horribly so.
Haven't seen it mentioned yet; you're not running straight water, are you? You MUST run proper AF mix (50/50) or you will overheat, and you will also rust the hell out of the inside of your end plates!
Haven't seen it mentioned yet; you're not running straight water, are you? You MUST run proper AF mix (50/50) or you will overheat, and you will also rust the hell out of the inside of your end plates!
#35
yes at 105 degree it will creep to half way. **** mine went 3/4 when racing in rosemond in 103 degree heat but its fine. rite now driving my SE in 85 degree weather it only goes 1/3 the way u[p and freeway a 1/4. wait till you can really check it in normal weather! lol. looks like your good to go tho!
#36
Lives on the Forum
If it is getting hot at highway speeds, then I would suspect a flow issue. Are your belts tight?
One other option might be to run a cooler thermostat. I run a 170 degree that I got from autozone. Temp gauge never gets over 1/3 now.
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One other option might be to run a cooler thermostat. I run a 170 degree that I got from autozone. Temp gauge never gets over 1/3 now.
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