MP 360 overheats no matter what i do
No matter what i do the car can idle both fans running full blast and it will come up to 220* driving it can go to 225 at a light when i get on the the open road it cools down slightly
This here is very telling. With ram air at over 30mph, the temp should plummet to near T-stat rating. Since yours does not, there is a serious problem. Fix this issue first and see what comes out in the wash.
Things to check are;
A) the stat-house with an IR gun; I run 205*F full-time
The stat is supposed to set the minimum coolant temp. If you suspect it is faulty you can take it apart and reinstall the washer by itself..... just for testing purposes.
B) the water pump, for proper rotation and the anti-cavitation plate.The bottom of the rad should run at least 30*F cooler than the top, after the air has passed thru the fins.
C) proper cruise timing. I have a similar engine and it likes well over 45* at 2200. I have run it deep into the 50s at 3000rpm. Trailbeast runs similarly high numbers.
But I only run 14* at idle, increasing to 28* at 2800, then slowing to 34* at 3400. My V-can pulls in up to another 22*. This allows me to run 87E10 with an Scr of 10.9 at over 185psi...... full-time.
D) With the stat gutted, the hi-flow pump correctly rotating, and working, and proper timing, and I guess I should throw in not running crazy-lean or super rich; and at speeds over 40mph, ram-air thru the rad should actually overcool it. That is what the stat is supposed to prevent. If yours doesn't, look to ways that might prevent proper sufficient airflow thru/over the cooling fins, and that the fins are actually attached to the tubes.
Things like; air going around the rad, not getting into the front or not getting out the back.
At 40mph, ram-air should be sufficient to cool the engine without any help from the fans........ if the rest of the system is properly functioning.
Mine runs rock-steady at 205 or a little hotter, and has done so for IDK 14 years or more. (I run an ancient 1973 A/C 26" factory rad and a 7blade steel fan on a Ford pick-up thermostatic clutch. When it kicks in you know it! But I rarely hear it.)
Hope you get it sorted
