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overheating
Im at wits end my pinto is overheating and i cannot figure out why. Its a fresh motor with new water pump new hoses new ally 3 core radiator working thermostat and it keeps getting hot. i have checked the timing and that is correct and it doest seem to be to lean.
Im all out of ideas any help would be great
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 17:22:57
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Overheating while driving around or idling? Or both? How hot is it getting?
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 17:25:41
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Both. It gets to about 3/4 in under 10 minutes then i turn it off before it gets any hotter
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 17:38:40
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At this point You really need to confirm the actual temperature, you may have faulty gauge/sender.
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 17:53:42
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Have you tried removing the thermostat and running without it?
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 17:55:47
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Yea its currantly running without the thermostat And still getting hot.
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 17:56:15
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Buy a laser temperature reader. Cheap then at least you will know what the real temps are.
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 18:17:01
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Haven't got an air bubble or something in the system do you? Water flowing through ok?
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 18:28:12
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From what i can see with the rad cap off its flowing really well...
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 19:29:52
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Running with out a thermostat allows the water to flow through the radiator to quickly not giving time to cool. The thermostat slows the water so the radiator can do its job.
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 19:48:17
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regardless of the thermostat being installed its still getting hot. I have tested the thermostat in boiling water and it opened and closed just fine
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 20:17:37
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Was it getting hot before it was recoed. Are the clearances a little tight. Could some sealer have blocked up something. Just some random ideas on what I have seen before.
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 21:06:18
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Are you running through the heater? if so check its not blocked or partially blocked. Ive had couple of pintos that seem to run really hot, and this has been the culprit. Remove hoses from bulkhead and run hose back and forth to clear restrictions. Also check the temp sender is the correct one.
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 21:10:41
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Radiator nor working- bottom hose should be cooler than top?
Head gasket - bubbles or the smell of exhaust frpm the radiator
mk2 2dr club car. pinto, stage 1 valves, rl31 cam, gsxr 600 tb running MS2 extra. :-)))
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Re: overheating
2015/02/23 22:57:47
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I'll have a go and suggest cam timing and/or static timing is advanced to far as this can cause heating up and As with a fresh motor being tight also gives the higher temp than normal. If your motor has higher compression. Like 10.2:1 or similar the timing should be closer to TDC ,tho a dyno will get that spot on.
Also was the block hot tanked to remove rust scale and corrosion. If not , some water galleries could be blocked stopping its cooling efficency.
Hope you get it sorted cause there ain't nothing worse than constant overheating and being stuck in rush hr traffic.
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