The 92 camaro im looking at has an overheating problem when sitting idle for awhile. They guy says the problem will never go away because its the way the bumper is built. The car does have a 305 from an 86 monte carlo and the radiator and block were just flushed. Anyone know more about this to go along with him or not?

 

electric fan single or double ? mech fan? little more info would help and these cars dont over heat cause of the bumper lmao could be wrong pump bad rad cap timing

 

What is your definition of overheating?

 

whatever comes stock with a 92 rs. single fan thats all i know.

 

The car runs hot...225 is when the fan comes on from the factory. If it's not going in the red, you should be fine.

If the fan comes on when it's supposed to, it should not overheat. some cars with the single fan will overheat slowly with the AC on as the cooling system ages.

 

the car has no ac in it

 

86 monte carlo had a clutch fan in it I believe. Well my 84 did so I assume its the same for an 86.

 

got more details out of him last night and he said it gets up to 200 if youre just letting it run, so it doesnt overheat just runs hot. would running idle at that temp be a problem or cause any damage? he said otherwise the car is set to run at 180

 

225° is NOT "overheating".

200° is NOT "hot".

"Bumper is built" has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with ANYTHING.

"Set to run at 180", along with all the rest, sounds to me like raw unadulterated BS from somebody that basically doesn't have a clue and is just running off at the mouth so they can bask in the glory of hearing their own voice. I'd recommend ignoring EVERY WORD this person utters on the subject, because it's all mumbo-jumbo, misinformation, or outright lies.

Stock, the electric fan in these cars TURNS ON at about 230 - 235°. That means, as far as the factory engineers were concerned, the engine DIDN'T EVEN NEED COOLING AT ALL until that temp. The fan comes on then, and then turns off at 210 - 215°. Now granted, all of us out here know FAR better than they do, how a car is supposed to work; but still...

I'd say about 95% of all "overheating" complaints on this BBS are a combination of (1) not knowing what the system's proper operation is supposed to be in the first place (expecting something other than what the parts are designed to do; (2) a bad radiator cap; and (3) water, usually tap water instead of distilled, instead of the proper antifreeze mix. Most likely, all of the above apply in this case, to go along with the diarrhea of the mouth deal.

 

alright thanks for the help thats what i figured he didnt know what he was talking about