Car Overheating
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Might want to give this a try, if it's not a flow problem.
http://www.rdtiburon.com/index.php?showtop...&hl=coolant
http://www.rdtiburon.com/index.php?showtop...&hl=coolant
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I thought about trying that, but it requires to somehow drain ALL the old stuff from the engine block, which I just don't have the equipment to do..
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stocker @ Jun 14 2009, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's easy enough to find a fan company making a fan/thermostatic switch bundle so you don't have to remember/notice to switch on.</div>
I have a fan/thermostatic switch bundle from FAL but never do get around it to install. Maybe I will these comming days.
Also thing is that it does not overheat when cruising but only when driving around in the city and stopping at traffic lights. As soon as I do not get enough air flow thorugh the bumpew I have to run both of the FAL's to keep it at normal temperature.
I have a fan/thermostatic switch bundle from FAL but never do get around it to install. Maybe I will these comming days.
Also thing is that it does not overheat when cruising but only when driving around in the city and stopping at traffic lights. As soon as I do not get enough air flow thorugh the bumpew I have to run both of the FAL's to keep it at normal temperature.
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Probably the only other differences I can think of are I have a VIS hood and Cuda 2 bumper. Maybe I have better air circulation because of that.
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^And also I think your rad is a bit closer to the middle than mine.
My fan might not be all that strong either, I can't wait to add the 10" pusher fan in front of it and see what happens. I really wish I could modify the ECU to start them earlier, at like 185F instead of 205F haha
My fan might not be all that strong either, I can't wait to add the 10" pusher fan in front of it and see what happens. I really wish I could modify the ECU to start them earlier, at like 185F instead of 205F haha
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If you have a huge gaping hole for air to go into the engine bay then you don't have a proper shroud. Put a piece of cardboard in the opening, just to give a bit of resistance to the air and encourage it to go thru the radiator. $0 and easy. Then make a good one out of sheet aluminum or something if that helped.
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^ Ya i could have the pusher fan on all the time, and the puller fan wired into the stock circuit. But even that I'm not sure how to do easily, I don't want to route any more wires between engine bay and cabin haha
Is there some wire that I can tap, perhaps just for some small current to open a relay?
Is there some wire that I can tap, perhaps just for some small current to open a relay?