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migs66/92
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i put a new water pump, new radiator,new electric fan, new thermostat and the shit keeps on overheating what the hell could it be i need help ![[Confused]](confused.gif) please
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Posts: 343 | From: lodi ,cal | Registered: Aug 2004
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03SVTPower
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thermostat in upside down..
How are the radiator hoses, they could be collapsing when they heat up?
Just trying to throw some ideas out there
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Posts: 3481 | From: Nor-Cal | Registered: Oct 2001
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migs66/92
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hey thanks 03svt power ill double check all that i appreciate it
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Posts: 343 | From: lodi ,cal | Registered: Aug 2004
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Apexmotorsports
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I would personally check the fan "Clutch". I had the same problem, before I owned Apex, with my car... Ran fine when it was on the freeway BUT once it got into stop and go traffic it overheated. We changed EVERYTHING.. thermostat, New Fluidyne Radiator, .. nothing helped until the fan clutch was replaced.
Mike Mak
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Blind
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quote:
Originally posted by Apexmotorsports:
I would personally check the fan "Clutch". I had the same problem, before I owned Apex, with my car... Ran fine when it was on the freeway BUT once it got into stop and go traffic it overheated. We changed EVERYTHING.. thermostat, New Fluidyne Radiator, .. nothing helped until the fan clutch was replaced.
Mike Mak
Apex Motorsports
ApexMotorsports.com
2555 Lafayette Blvd. Suite #122
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: 408/588-0075 Fax: 408/588-0089
Griggs Racing, Maximum Motorsports, Evolution Motosports, SCT, Racelogic, H&R, Ford racing, Kenne Bell, MAC, Bassani, Vortech, Powerdyne, AMSoil, Koni, Hawk, AFR, Tokico, Baer Racing, Magnaflow, Flowmaster, Diablosport
he has an electric fan
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Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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Apexmotorsports
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It's possible his fan is not generating enough RPMs to produce sufficient air flow.
Mike Mak
Apex Motorsports
ApexMotorsports.com
2555 Lafayette Blvd. Suite #122
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: 408/588-0075 Fax: 408/588-0089
Griggs Racing, Maximum Motorsports, Evolution Motosports, SCT, Racelogic, H&R, Ford racing, Kenne Bell, MAC, Bassani, Vortech, Powerdyne, AMSoil, Koni, Hawk, AFR, Tokico, Baer Racing, Magnaflow, Flowmaster
[ September 03, 2005, 01:31 AM: Message edited by: Apexmotorsports ]
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two-gun kid2
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is the electric fan that you have have a adjustable theromostat that has a knob on top of the fan? my car over heated once becuase i was fixing something and i accidently hit the knob and turned it to the right all the way so the fan would turn on when the temp would it 240* but i turn it all the way to the left and at litte tot eh right so it would turn on at 190* i have a 180* thermo,
Posts: 5566 | From: Hayward,Ca | Registered: Jul 2005
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migs66/92
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yeah i have an adjustable thermostat for the fan i got it to turn on at half ways in between the temp gauge and it was running fine for about 4 months then it started overheating bad specially in city driving so i lower it some more but it still overheating i just dont know what else to do ill problable just sell it
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Posts: 343 | From: lodi ,cal | Registered: Aug 2004
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two-gun kid2
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turn the knob all the way to the left and then trn it back to the right just a little like 1/8 turn and that should cure the fan not turning on
Posts: 5566 | From: Hayward,Ca | Registered: Jul 2005
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Rigo5.0
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My brother had the same problem when he put an electric fan, turned out to be one of the fuses. Check em out.
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is the fan running while the car is up to temp?
if not, just install a switch and bypass the temp sensor, so you can make it run when you want to.
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Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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Joooestang66
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radiator cap? Is it on a 66' or a 92'?
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Posts: 581 | From: Elk Grove | Registered: May 2003
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migs66/92
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its on the 92. radiator cap is new aswell the fan goes on when its supposed to.thing thats worrying me is i need this car to get to work and back and i dont wnat to pop the engine or mess up the heads, that shit expensive.any other ideas on what it could be guys???
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Posts: 343 | From: lodi ,cal | Registered: Aug 2004
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Eddie510-
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you checked if the thermistat was backwards?
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two-gun kid2
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so does the fan turn on at all? if you want to make sure that it turns on at all, the thermo probe that you stick in to the radiator, has to wires that go into it, touch those to wires together and the fan should start, if it doesnt, check the fuses, and the wireing
Posts: 5566 | From: Hayward,Ca | Registered: Jul 2005
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migs66/92
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well thermostat is fine fan goes on perfectly i just fininshed checking it and im gonna try the coolant temperature sensor man this sucks i just took it out for a 2 mile drive and it overheated and started to leak antifreeze im getting really frustraded ![[Mad]](mad.gif)
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Posts: 343 | From: lodi ,cal | Registered: Aug 2004
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stangnut
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go too the store an buy a cooler box with some ice or a super soaker, an when that bad boy heat's up ! better put a woopin two to it with you new arsonal!lol
Posts: 198 | From: vally joe | Registered: Aug 2005
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SmokinLX
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You should check to make sure fan is wired correctly and is pulling air thru the radiator instead of pushing.
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Posts: 4388 | From: East Bay | Registered: Aug 2002
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Joooestang66
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Does the fan you bought flow enough? Does it pull enough cfm's through for your application? Basically is it meant for a 5.0 or is it a universal one you get from kragens? Also does it pull or push? It should pull but if you reversed the wiring it will push air to the front of the car instead of pulling air through the radiator. Also warm it up and compare the heater hose temps, if one is significantlly cooler than the other your heater core could be clogged. If thats the case by-pass it and see if it still runs hot.
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Posts: 581 | From: Elk Grove | Registered: May 2003
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a50sn95
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Is there a temp guage on the car, or are you using the stock guage? If you've replaced all that and it still gets hot, then something else is wrong, like a blown head gasket.
What exactly does it do when it overheats?
Dennis
Posts: 226 | From: Galt | Registered: Nov 2001
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migs66/92
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well the fan is pushing air i cant remember how much cfm it pushes i did have it pulling air for a wgile but it got to hot I went ahead and reversed it to pushing air and it was cooling good for about 4 months. im gonna go check the heater hoses right now ill post back about results in a bit thanks man.
it also has the stock temp gauge. when im driving the car it seems the temperature seems to go up when the car is under load not so much as when im sitting at a red light
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Posts: 343 | From: lodi ,cal | Registered: Aug 2004
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Joooestang66
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A pic would help. Is the fan installed in front of the radiator or the back? Is it in the engine bay? Does it have a shroud?
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Posts: 581 | From: Elk Grove | Registered: May 2003
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migs66/92
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fan is behind radiator in the engine bay it also does have the shroud on. how can i check to see if it could be a head gasket problem???
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Posts: 343 | From: lodi ,cal | Registered: Aug 2004
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03SVTPower
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Originally posted by migs66/92:
fan is behind radiator in the engine bay it also does have the shroud on. how can i check to see if it could be a head gasket problem???
Head gasket problem, you would see milky oil(check dipstick) you would see white steam/"smoke" coming out of tailpipes and you could usually smell it if you get next to tailpipes.
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if the fan is behind the radiator on the engine side it needs to be pulling air through the radiator towards the engine.
does the fan run constantly while the car is running?
When the temp control relay died on my black magic fan the fan would click on, then off after 5 seconds, then trip on again later, but it wouldn't stay running and the car would overheat.
my solution was to wire a switch to the fan to bypass the temp sensor, so I just switched the fan on when it was up to temp and turned it off if it was running too cold (like on freeway).
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