It is one of Hervey's new larger metal radiators. - VB >From: Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Coolant question... >Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 19:23:47 -0700 (PDT) > >How old is the radiator? Maybe it is clogged? > > >--- Videobob Moseley <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I am still having my over heating problem. > > I have topped off the coolant, and I have an air > > bleeder installed. > > I have wired the fans to be on full time, still the > > car over heats. > > Mostly with the AC on, you can get around OK with > > the AC off, but > > within minutes of turning the AC on the needle > > rises. > > The water appears to be flowing, and the fans are > > on.... > > I must mention that I do have Hervey's new fans > > installed. > > They are very quite, you can barely hear them > > running. > > So, I am not sure if they are running as fast as > > they need to be > > because I have no frame of reference to compare them > > to because when > > I first got my car it was November, and then I > > wrecked it in July and > > replaced > > the OEM fans with Herveys, so I have only > > experienced his fans in the > > summer. > > The Texas summer is brutal.... > > > > I don't know why the hell the car isn't cooling, it > > was fine last summer. > > So the only things I can think of are that maybe the > > fans are for some > > reason > > not running at full speed, or the thermostat is > > sticking, or the water pump > > is not working > > correctly.... any suggestions? > > > > Does anyone know what the cross reference of the > > thermostat is for Autozone? > > > > - Videobob > > > > > > > > >From: "Travis Goodwin" <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Reply-To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Subject: [DMCForum] Coolant question... > > >Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:16:02 -0400 > > > > > >This is a for real question. > > > > > >My car seemed to be overheating at lunch today. > > Within 3 minutes, the > > >temp was almost 200 degrees. Despite the high temp, > > the fans didn't come > > >on. That says one thing to me: air pocket. > > > > > >So, I checked the coolant level real quick and it > > was indeed low. A stop > > >at Advance Auto to top it off and the temp leveled > > off. I drove it 20 > > >miles home with the temp level. It got only as high > > at 160 or so by the > > >time I navigated all the traffic. > > > > > >Do you agree that with an air pocket causing the > > thermostat to read too > > >high, it can seem as if the fans are not working > > correctly because the > > >coolant temp is not high enough to trigger the > > otterstat? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________ >Sell on Yahoo! Auctions ? no fees. Bid on great items. >http://auctions.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/