player1up
Well-Known Member
OK, Just so I've got the chain of events down:
When you bought the car you installed new radiator? or was the radiator in there already?
You installed an electric fan shortly there after and all was good for a while.
Fast forward 2 years.... You fixed the A/C and now it overheats? is that correct?
Pretty good posts here. Sorry my user name caused some confusion... it's player1up...like in old arcade games
I see that I shouldn't take a couple days off the forums.
I don't care what people say about RustyRatRod, he's OK <-- teasing
Not having a fan shroud could cause the problem at idle, but at speed it should have air flowing through the entire surface of the radiator.
One issue that I've heard of ( never experienced myself ) is that a fan can actually create an air dam effect if it's running while the car is at speed. I will say that the electric fan in my 360 never runs while I'm moving more than about 25 mph, even at a 101° heat index here in FL
I will agree that adding the heat of the condenser core will put more stress on the cooling system, but if you run without the A/C on the core shouldn't cause enough of a restriction to overwhelm the system.
At this point I'd start over and double check everything....sorry.
This is why I think "check everything":
A lower temp thermostat can sometimes cause problems if it stays so hot that it never closes.
It will act like there isn't a thermostat in there and the car will heat up indefinitely because the coolant doesn't stay in the radiator long enough to cool down. -- personal experience ( when I was a bit younger )
This makes a little sense because at idle the water pump is moving much slower and allow the water to stay in the radiator long enough to cool down. -- research
A radiator that is "oversized" for the application can mask thermostat problems because it will let the coolant temp drop enough. -- research
A radiator that's just barely enough ( or has flow problems ) can be overheated with minimal additional heat.
Smokedya, Did you do a flow test on the radiator yet?
Some of the info posted here is from personal experience and some from research done while I was having the issue with my car and I've tried to point that out where needed.
I know it's a huge rambling post but what I'm really getting at is:
1. Testing / verification is your friend ( time consuming but worth it )
2. Document findings / behavior
3. Cross reference with known matching symptoms.
When you bought the car you installed new radiator? or was the radiator in there already?
You installed an electric fan shortly there after and all was good for a while.
Fast forward 2 years.... You fixed the A/C and now it overheats? is that correct?
Pretty good posts here. Sorry my user name caused some confusion... it's player1up...like in old arcade games
I see that I shouldn't take a couple days off the forums.I don't care what people say about RustyRatRod, he's OK <-- teasing
Not having a fan shroud could cause the problem at idle, but at speed it should have air flowing through the entire surface of the radiator.
One issue that I've heard of ( never experienced myself ) is that a fan can actually create an air dam effect if it's running while the car is at speed. I will say that the electric fan in my 360 never runs while I'm moving more than about 25 mph, even at a 101° heat index here in FL
I will agree that adding the heat of the condenser core will put more stress on the cooling system, but if you run without the A/C on the core shouldn't cause enough of a restriction to overwhelm the system.
At this point I'd start over and double check everything....sorry.
This is why I think "check everything":
A lower temp thermostat can sometimes cause problems if it stays so hot that it never closes.
It will act like there isn't a thermostat in there and the car will heat up indefinitely because the coolant doesn't stay in the radiator long enough to cool down. -- personal experience ( when I was a bit younger )
This makes a little sense because at idle the water pump is moving much slower and allow the water to stay in the radiator long enough to cool down. -- research
A radiator that is "oversized" for the application can mask thermostat problems because it will let the coolant temp drop enough. -- research
A radiator that's just barely enough ( or has flow problems ) can be overheated with minimal additional heat.
Smokedya, Did you do a flow test on the radiator yet?
Some of the info posted here is from personal experience and some from research done while I was having the issue with my car and I've tried to point that out where needed.
I know it's a huge rambling post but what I'm really getting at is:
1. Testing / verification is your friend ( time consuming but worth it )
2. Document findings / behavior
3. Cross reference with known matching symptoms.
