a little anticlimactic but all i need to know is if my electric fan should be blowing towards the radiator or towards my engine. I'm having an overheating problem. I just put a new water pump, radiator, 180 thermostat and thermostat housing. Gets to about 200 on a hot day while i'm sitting in lame traffic. it also won't boil over unless i release the pressure from the radiator cap. i just don't know what else i can do.

1992 chevy camaro rs v8 5.0L/305 HERITAGE EDITION!!

 

All fans either blow (front pusher fan)or pull air(inside fan against the radiator) through the radiator towards the engine.
200* in traffic does not sound bad to me.

 

As stated already, 200 in traffic isn't bad. A fan mounted as a puller is the most effective method of shedding heat. I tend to lean towards bigger is better for electric fans in terms of CFM rating and not soley size and even then I prefer OEM fans vs. aftermarket. But, if your gauge is reading correctly and temps don't go over 200, I'd say your setup is efficient as it is.

 

Bare with me, as i am quite at the intermediate level. my fan is behind my radiator.. and it is cooling the radiator by "pulling" air through it? and in turn blowing that air onto my engine?

 

Yes.

When you open the radiator cap hot, you're releasing pressure. The higher pressures within the system prevent the coolant from otherwise boiling. All is normal.

 

thanks, guys. everyone i seem to talk to in person tells me that 200 is too hot. she runs beautifully at night. never breaching 180. i also have the fan hardlined, so that it doesn't wait for my engine to get ridiculously hot before switching on.

 

The Third Gen Camaro was designed with SMOG in mind and thus was designed to run hot. The 195 thermostat and a fan that comes on at 220* is how its meant to run. So when people tell you that 200* is too hot there off by a bit because IMO even though its designed to run at 230* that is ridiculous.
I strive for around 190* in general using a thermostat of 180* and a fan on at 185/190 and in traffic it hits 200* or even a tiny bit over. That's perfect for me and I'm sure many others are running the same thing.
By the way having your fan run all the time is hard on your charging system and you might want to just put in a lower temp fan switch.

 

coolant temp sensor and switch, you mean?