Cooling Problem, can you help?

[camcojb]

What temp does it run at a steady 40-50 mph or higher? Is it heating up when you get slow or idle, or the same everywhere?

I've never seen an 16" electric fan that would properly cool your combo at idle and low speeds.

Jody

[WicKeD_SS]

Originally Posted by camcojb

What temp does it run at a steady 40-50 mph or higher? Is it heating up when you get slow or idle, or the same everywhere?

I've never seen an 16" electric fan that would properly cool your combo at idle and low speeds.

Jody

I havent had it up to 40 - 50 mph. Didnt want to go to far away with the it over heating. Hmmm maybe the 16" is too small then? What should I get??

Still not sure why the over flow hose is getting hard and it over spilling to the overflow so much. any ideas?

Thanks!

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by WicKeD_SS

I havent had it up to 40 - 50 mph. Didnt want to go to far away with the it over heating. Hmmm maybe the 16" is too small then? What should I get??

Still not sure why the over flow hose is getting hard and it over spilling to the overflow so much. any ideas?

Thanks!

8 psi cap is too low, which is likely why you are pressurizing the overflow. I've had great luck with the Lincoln Mark VIII fan, cools over 1000 HP without issue. Puts out probably 3 times the airflow of your 16" fan. Dual Spals also work pretty well, though I lean to the Mark VIII.

Jody

[Ruslow]

That hose you blocked off is the bypass hose its purpose [or atleast one of them ] is to keep the water[coolant] from dead heading against the thremostat.look at the t-stat it opens in towards the motor with the hose blocked off the water builds up against the t-stat and will not let it open.you can either run a t-stat with 3 1/8 holes drilled in it to releive some water psi or do like you did and remove the guts.BUT you have to have some back psi in the system to help eliminate air pockets and bubbles.As for temps each motor will seek its on temps the majority of mine run rite at 190 and that is running hard[wot for miles].another thing to llok at is were you have the sender?it HAS to be in coolant FLOW not just in a touching coolant.[Fixed one of those about 3 weeks ago]Stan

[69bird]

I'd get a high flow thermostat if you don't already have one. I use a mark VIII fan and it works great. You can find them pretty cheap on ebay.

[WicKeD_SS]

Thanks guys for the help, ill try getting a mark VIII fan to start. What PSI cap should I run?? I Will also put the bypass hose back in. I have the temp gauge in the top of the intake, is that where It needs to be?

I knew Lat-g would come threw!

[TravisB]

Originally Posted by WicKeD_SS

Thanks guys for the help, ill try getting a mark VIII fan to start. What PSI cap should I run?? I Will also put the bypass hose back in. I have the temp gauge in the top of the intake, is that where It needs to be?

I knew Lat-g would come threw!

upper intake temps are usually higher than temps in the head. We try to put them in the head when we can.....