Well I thought that I had my overheating problem more or less figured out-WRONG!!!!! It was quite warm today with high humidity(94) so I thought that I'd take a little ride and see how the car acted in this heat. Everything was going good-it never got to180 while moving. While I was stopped at two traffic lights it crept up to 190 I was smilin' form ear to ear! Then on the way back home, I got stopped for road construction for about 7-8 minutes. I thought "AH, THE BIG TEST-I watched the guage go from 180 to 230 in that timespan. I wasn't sure how fast we would start moving again so I reved to motor to about 2500 to try to keep the heat down. It somewhat worked, it brought the temp back to about 220in about a minute and then they turned us loose and it cooled down to 180 in just several miles. So idleing is my problem!
When I got home and things cooled a little,I started looking everything over. The flex fan is inside the shroud just about half and half but the front if the fan is still over 2 inches from the radiator. Has anyone ever figured out just how much distance is correct and best? I've heard several people talk about the draw of the fan holding a shoptowel tight against the front of the radiator. At idle, mine will bearly hold a piece of looseleaf paper up to the radiator. It will not pull the paper into the radiator, I have to place it there and hold it for a second or two, then it will stay put. Is there just not enough draw through the radiator at idle?? I'd sure appreicate anybody's thoughts and ideas on this. I'm at a loss!! Thanks in advance!! Mike
When I got home and things cooled a little,I started looking everything over. The flex fan is inside the shroud just about half and half but the front if the fan is still over 2 inches from the radiator. Has anyone ever figured out just how much distance is correct and best? I've heard several people talk about the draw of the fan holding a shoptowel tight against the front of the radiator. At idle, mine will bearly hold a piece of looseleaf paper up to the radiator. It will not pull the paper into the radiator, I have to place it there and hold it for a second or two, then it will stay put. Is there just not enough draw through the radiator at idle?? I'd sure appreicate anybody's thoughts and ideas on this. I'm at a loss!! Thanks in advance!! Mike