[DMCForum] Re: Coolant question...

["therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx>]

VB, what do you consider "overheating"? How far does the needle creep 
up, and where does it hover around when driving?

-Robert



--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxx> 
wrote:
> It is one of Hervey's new larger metal radiators.
> - VB
> 
> >From: Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx>
> >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@xxxx> 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@xxxx>
> > > >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?
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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