Over heating
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Over heating
Any of you guys ever have a problem overheating at idle? I start driving and it cools down like a motorcycle or something. I've replaced the thermostat, Iat, ECT, and temp switch new water pump about 2 months ago. Aside from maybe a blocked passage in the radiator or something I'm at a loss. any help would be awesome. thanks.
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My b17 does that as well, cant leave her running for too long or the temp goes up to 210 and thats when my fan finally kicks on. Already put in a Spoon Sports thermostat which did no good. Figured my next step would be a better radiator (still stock). I had a ton of air in the system on my 240 and just resolved her heating issue by parking her on an incline to get it all out.
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have you flushed the radiator out? are you still getting air bubbles after you refill the system and burp it from replacing the parts you have installed?
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Idk I thought is really odd. I'm leaning torwards the radiator, i have and eg and i was thinking of putting in a radiator out of a teg. Anyone ever done this? The stock radiator is the same one for the DOHC delsols and the SI. I figured a little more cooling area could'nt hurt.
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Instead of throwing parts at it, try this. Let the car run at idle with A/C off. Raise the rpms until temp gauge says the fan should be on. If the fan is not on, hit it with something like a large wrench a few times and see if the fan kicks in.
