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Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
question is the topic.

I have a 91 lx with a o-ringed stock block ,twisted wedged heads with head studs,saleen intake stage 3 ported matched to the heads,trick flow stage 2 cam,msd btm,s trim,
Mac 1.3/4" long tubes w/ 3" pro camber pipe and 3" mac catback,tko,60 lbs injectors with supporting parts,7 qt canton oil pan,and dynotuned by grc with diablosport chip.

Now for cooling I have a 3 row alum fluidyne radiator,180 thermostate,i think stock w/pump,and A electric fan with shroud on a thermostat.
Do you think I should just run a toggle switch to the fan? What are the chances of a thermostate getting stuck open?

The car warms up to 180 after 10mins
But gets hot to like 205-211 after 25mins ...
I took it to the drag strip the other night and run once then did a hot lap,and after that run she shot up to 210 again.

THE OiL Is Clean! Im gonna pressure test the cooling system when i get a chance.
btw it stays below 180 cruisin on the freeway above 65mph. I run 91 octane with 108 turbo and Keep the timing low. what
do you think? I'll be out till friday fyi. [patriot]

[ April 01, 2008, 07:23 PM: Message edited by: street_illegal_stang ]
 
Posted by 2stangs69-91 (Member # 1951) on :
 
does it use or push any water. I run the same set up as you but a 331. I have a 3core rad but use a stock clutch fan. I can not get my car to heat up. i had to use cardboard and drive 10 miles to heat it up enough for smog. It doesn't sound like you are pulling enough air. Or compresion leak [Frown]
 
Posted by porchstang (Member # 7937) on :
 
Do you have the fan in the front or behind the radiator? Is the fan rotation correct?
 
Posted by street_illegal_stang (Member # 1554) on :
 
The fan blows the right way,Doesnt eat coolant,
compression holds 160psi in all cylinder...can you explain more about a compression leak causing over heating? lmk
Im guessing maybe the themostat on the fan is not working when it should. This sux cause its kind of a expensive setup. [Frown]
 




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