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help!! car runs hot
i just bought a 93 r1. it does fine on the interstate but on stop and go traffic it get runs very warm. if any one can help it would be very appriciated. thanks!
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ALL FD run hot in stop and go traffic unless you live in alaska. This is due to the faqct that the stock ECU tells the fans to come on around 220F which is pretty hot. Fixes for this include Aftermarket ECU such as a PFC where you can set the temps or doind a fan mod of some sort. Personally im biased towards the Voodoobox one. Hope that helps.
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Re: help!! car runs hot
Originally posted by forcfed7
it does fine on the interstate but on stop and go traffic it get runs very warm.
it does fine on the interstate but on stop and go traffic it get runs very warm.
Also, try driving around w/ the parking lights on. When the lights are on, the fans come on sooner.
Originally posted by forcfed7
YES. but the over flow doesn't hold water. it just leaks right out the resovoir.
YES. but the over flow doesn't hold water. it just leaks right out the resovoir.
Coolant would leak out of the top of the reservoir. It turned out that my coolant seals have gone bad.
I hope you don't end up like me. I am currently putting in a reman engine.
Do you get an ADD COOLANT light?
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Make sure the cooling system was burped correctly as it will make the car run very hot if there are AIR pockets in the system.
-Rikki
Make sure the cooling system was burped correctly as it will make the car run very hot if there are AIR pockets in the system.
-Rikki
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You can remove the thermostat during the summer, which allows the water to flow constantly..
See the thermostate is basicly just just a gate that opens when it get to a certain temprature. I take mine out during the summer and put it back in during the winter.. [btw way I only do it on my dail driver piston car =]
See the thermostate is basicly just just a gate that opens when it get to a certain temprature. I take mine out during the summer and put it back in during the winter.. [btw way I only do it on my dail driver piston car =]
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How are you determining that your car is running hot in stop and go traffic? Factory temp gauge? Aftermarket? Or just feels hot under the hood? If the factory temp gauge is on the climb i'd be worried, same w/ an aftermarket gauge. If you just feel the radiant heat from the engine bay when you're at a light, that's not necessarily all that uncommon, these cars burn hot. As far as water leaking out of the overflow, I had the same issue until I realized that I had overfilled the system. The overflow will only hold so much. If you fill the reservoir full when the engine is cool, then run the car, you're going to get some spill over. Use the crappy dipstick incorporated in the cap to see what level it's at.
Good luck-
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Good luck-
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ok guys thanks for all the help. i want to try to burp the system. can someone tell me exactly how to do this. also i do have the pfs ems. so i'll try to adjust the temps for the fans also. thanks!
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Re: Re: help!! car runs hot
Originally posted by vudoodoodoo
I had the same problem w/ my car.
Coolant would leak out of the top of the reservoir. It turned out that my coolant seals have gone bad.
I hope you don't end up like me. I am currently putting in a reman engine.
Do you get an ADD COOLANT light?
I had the same problem w/ my car.
Coolant would leak out of the top of the reservoir. It turned out that my coolant seals have gone bad.
I hope you don't end up like me. I am currently putting in a reman engine.
Do you get an ADD COOLANT light?
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