one more reason any mechanic should own a decent accurate, infrared temp gun
for trouble shootingId start by verify BOTH fans are running not just one,and personally Id have swapped the temp sending unit for one that kicks in at 210F not 225-230F and Id point out that, that you might have issues not directly related to the radiator not cooling correctly, Id sure check for a leaking head gasket a defective water pump or cracked head/block, or clogged hoses
Id also point out the fact that the trans fluid and oil both contribute to the load on the radiator so adding a remote trans fluid cooler with a powered fan that reduces trans fluid temps before the radiator cools the trans fluid helps reduce the cooling load on the radiator,
Id also point out that you might have a defective water pump, on my 1996, Ive had to replace my pump and I only have 59K miles
cooling off that c4 corvette
your stock corvette http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/thoughts-on-cooling.149/page-3#post-107697 has a rather marginal cooling system if your engines been modified for significantly higher hp levels, that cooling system can be significantly improved upon.I run into this...
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I need a NEW LT1 water pump
I need a NEW LT1 water pump,for my 1996 corvette! as its rather obvious that the current ones on its last legs and while I'm not flush with buckets of cash I don,t want to buy some crappy pump or refurbished water pump , I want to find whats available AND hopefully find some high volume, high...
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Blown Head Gasket ???
Would there be signs of a blown or just leaking head gasket or both gaskets on the spark plugs? Or will they still look normal? Thanks in advance...
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Choosing An Engine Oil Cooler Or Transmission Fluid Cooler
Hi there, So I'm looking for guidance regarding how to choose an engine oil cooler. I don't want to get one too small or I guess too large. I looked through the threads in part of the forum but did not find anything that popped out at me that I could use to help me. Any guidance or references...
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running too hot
Sorry I'm new to this forum. I'm 75 years old. non-mechanical. I have a 1964 Chevy Elcamino with a Crate GM350 (3000 Miles) with The FAST Injection System, Dual Fans, New Thermosates Twice, Dual Magna Flow Exhaust and power everything. It runs hot to the extreme. tony Overheating, without...
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cooling off that c4 corvette
as always, posting clear detailed pictures of any custom mods, you do to any of your cars, from several perspective angles , along with a detailed description of what you were trying to accomplish and the theory behind any mods being done would be VERY WELCOME! 85 and 87a -> Ground 86 -> Power...garage.grumpysperformance.com
Mounting An Effective Trans Cooler On A C4 Corvette
now I know few cars with less room to mount an efficient oil cooler with a fan than a c4 corvette, and after I installed a 3200 rpm stall converter in my corvette it became obvious I needed an aux trans fluid cooler. theres very little under the hood room and ground clearance is already minimal...garage.grumpysperformance.com
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