I replaced the thermostat, thinking that could have been it. Took off down the highway, temp needle is sitting straight up at 12 o clock high. I drive 9 miles down the road at 50-60, sucker doesnt move. Im thinking I figured it out. I go to exit and do a u-turn, get caught a light, it starts to creep up. I turn around, get going and there goes the needle, right to the H. No matter what i did it stayed at the H all the way home and died on me twice coming back down my street.
So it's not the thermostat. The radiator was hotter than a firecracker, so it's going thru the radiator, just not cooling.
My auxilary puller fan is pulling 2200 CFM. Does anyone know what the factory fan with a clutch pulled CFM?
I can do 3 things now:
1)Yank the 2200 CFM puller fan and get the SPAHL 6,000 CFM puller fans.
2)Fabricate the stock shroud to fit the aluminum radiator, put the stock fan back on, and try that.
3)Put the 26" radiator that was on there back on, and put the stock shroud and fan with clutch back on.
At this point im stumped.
Everything ive read so far has said the stock clutch fan+shroud is the way to go. I think those electric fans end up blocking wind at highway speeds.
even if it's a puller not a pusher? Im thinking it just doesnt PULL enough air.
When your moving at speed you dont really need a fan. Wind is blowing through the rad at 50mpg or what ever your driving at.
Thats way more air then what can fit through your electric fan. It maybe acting as a air dam at speed.
EDIT: Also, take a look at the A/C condenser. Is it really as messed up as it looks in this pic? How many of the fins are bent over?? They make a tool to straiten them out. Maybe its blocking to much air.
I was asked to contribute money to help solve the civil unrest in Egypt, but I suspect it's some sort of pyramid scheme.
