View Full Version : ca overheating help me.
slipps
22nd May 2008, 06:41 PM
ok so ive completed my v mount setup and are equipt with a 70mm 3core alloy rad , and a kkr 110m thick inter coooler.
but i can't keep my water temp below 100 degree.
my old setup had the stock ca rad and a big ugly front mount and it ran about the same temp.
any ideas?
cheers boys.
Sketchypip
22nd May 2008, 07:11 PM
got big thermo fans?
do a bonnet lift, helps hot air escape you engine bay.
check that your thermo stat is working or replace it with one that opens at a lower temp. allowing cooler water to travel around the motor.
if its an import motor from japan, they are spec'd differently for their cooler conditions.
JoshKE
22nd May 2008, 07:33 PM
Defintaely worth checking out the thermostat...
Even try running it without one at all to see if that's the problem if you have to
slide86
22nd May 2008, 08:25 PM
do you have a hole in the bonnet to allow the air going through the radiator to exit the engine bay?
Bobomacho
22nd May 2008, 09:26 PM
a thermostat only allows the engine to reach operating temperature more quickly
i'd opt for a cooler thermofan sensor
Nikkojoe
22nd May 2008, 09:32 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bobomacho @ May 22 2008, 06:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=535294)</div>
a thermostat only allows the engine to reach operating temperature more quickly
i'd opt for a cooler thermofan sensor[/b]
Yes but if it only partially opens water flow can be restricted and hence overheating can occur.
Bobomacho
23rd May 2008, 08:56 PM
ahh yes i stand corrected nikkojoe that is true,
slipps as you having any loses through the system ?
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