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cars is too warm

Old May 9, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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cars is too warm

i have a 85 ta w 305, it is running to warm i put electric fan on helped a little but not enough, i changed thermostat helped more but stll running around 210 what else could be wrong?
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Old May 12, 2004 | 02:34 PM
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Car: 1987 IROC-Z / 1992 Corvette
Engine: 305 TPI / LT1
Transmission: 700R4
"190-220 is about normal, depends on driving habits and rad and system condition and temperature including humidity and on your thermostat condition/rating" from fast68
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Old May 13, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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Car: 1984 Pontiac Trans Am
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I also have an overheating problem, my car runs about 210 normally but when i put the air conditioner on it goes up very quick and i have to shut car off to cool it down so it doesnt get hot. Do i need a new radiator or something else?
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Old May 13, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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car is to warm

my car would around 200 to 215 on the road, in town 225 to 235, so i changed t stat, and still don it so changed radiator and the problem fixed now runs 185 to `190
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Transmission: 700r4-slippin' on it's last leg
The radiators in these cars are just terrible. Try to find a good replacement with better cooling capacity. If you replacde the thermostat, replace it with a 180º as the higher temp, the stock is 195º.
With the A/C problem, make sure you have the proper ratio of coolant 50/50, and that the coolant is topped to the correct level.

Fast86z, are you running clutch fan, single, or dual fans?
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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Car: 1987 IROC-Z / 1992 Corvette
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I finally got it fixxed 2 nights ago. It was the water pump. I didn't know that they can go out gradually, I thought when they went bad, they quit working. Not mine. By the time I figured it out, it would over heat in less & less time.
The old one must have been from factory (?) the black plastic part on the inside of the pump was cracked.
Now I can use my air again. Thank ***! It's suppose to be 110 degrees for the 2nd day in a row.
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