Re: overheating
[Re: komninon]
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10/12/13 03:36 PM
10/12/13 03:36 PM
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RapidRobert
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You need a smaller WP pulley to speed up the fan for more airflow & side bennie of more coolant flow
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Re: overheating
[Re: moparcanuk]
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10/12/13 10:36 PM
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Supercuda
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I did it all and eventually installed a 160 stat which solved all my heating problems.
You realize a thermostat does NOTHING for maximum temperature. It only sets the minimum. If a new thermostat "fixed" the problem then the problem was the old thermostat, not the temperature rating of it.
I think the OP found out that his cooling system had barely adequate airflow then he installed a condenser which took him into the inadequate airflow category. Your fan is not pulling enough. You need more airflow, get rid of the aftermarket junk. A factory shroud, fan and AC pulley setup will fix your problems. Never understood why people scrap a system with millions of miles of proven performance (factory radiator, shroud, fan setup) and slap on a bunch of aftermarket bling then wonder what happened.
Last edited by Supercuda; 10/12/13 10:40 PM.
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Re: overheating
[Re: Supercuda]
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10/13/13 01:25 PM
10/13/13 01:25 PM
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Orleans, Ontario
moparcanuk
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I did it all and eventually installed a 160 stat which solved all my heating problems.
You realize a thermostat does NOTHING for maximum temperature. It only sets the minimum. If a new thermostat "fixed" the problem then the problem was the old thermostat, not the temperature rating of it.
Exactly. if you're running a 195 stat, your motor can't get any cooler than 195. The only way it has to go is up.
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Re: overheating
[Re: Supercuda]
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10/13/13 02:53 PM
10/13/13 02:53 PM
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West Palm Beach, Florida
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Quote:
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I did it all and eventually installed a 160 stat which solved all my heating problems.
You realize a thermostat does NOTHING for maximum temperature. It only sets the minimum. If a new thermostat "fixed" the problem then the problem was the old thermostat, not the temperature rating of it.
I think the OP found out that his cooling system had barely adequate airflow then he installed a condenser which took him into the inadequate airflow category. Your fan is not pulling enough. You need more airflow, get rid of the aftermarket junk. A factory shroud, fan and AC pulley setup will fix your problems. Never understood why people scrap a system with millions of miles of proven performance (factory radiator, shroud, fan setup) and slap on a bunch of aftermarket bling then wonder what happened.
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Re: overheating
[Re: komninon]
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10/13/13 09:07 PM
10/13/13 09:07 PM
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Lincoln Nebraska
RapidRobert
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Yeah I'd get a 7 blade rigid fan/properly spaced & see if the stoplight to stoplight cruising temp comes down from 225. Even with the cooler ambient temps you'll know if it is working. Holler how things turn out
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) & if that dont do it then yes I would change pulleys. Holler how it turns out
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