Ok i have a 89 2.8l five speed camaro. I am having some over heating problems.... I think. It runs between 220 and 240 no higher is this too high??? Its been doing this for a while and just the other day my radiator blew up. I have replace the fan kick on relay thermastat fan relay radiator and hoses. Whats wrong woth my car or am i just overly concerned? Please help thanks

 

Is the air dam in place underneath the front bumper? Is it undamaged? Our cars scoop up air from underneath the car to cool the radiator, if the air dam's missing, you'll be overheating all the time.

 

Take a piece of drip edge. Stomp it flat. Cut it to size and use a few wood screws and the air dam is fixed really easy and cheap. WIth my AC crap removed and my home made air dam. My fan never comes on anymore [ I actualy have it switched now so it never runs] and actualy my car run to cool. in the 150-170 range. Can't even get into proper temp ranges.


Having a true ram air may be helping me though.

Matt

Ill snap some pics later.

 

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<BR>[This is about as hot as it gets. With out the air dam its not much higher as the fan must run all the time. Ill take a temp or two lower and keep the fan off.]

 

You mean the plastic peice that always scraps on our cars?? or ram air?? im lost never heard it called that before. If thats what u are talking about yeah mines there scrapin it all the time besides minor scrape marks its fine. I have to intake system with two air filtersin the front of the car not the one that goes towards the passanger side and down?? Its way to hott any thing else to look for???

 

What about the side deflectors on the left and right of the air dam?

I have my air dam but both side deflectors have fallen off due to my driveway.

 

Does your car over heat too?? Mine are still there. Im not sure what to do its been doing this since i got the car i think on to many times over 220 my little 2.8 will go BOOM but that were it rides all the time and my fans runnin constanly its at 220 at idle and going down the road???

 

No were talking airdam here, just my cooler than normal temps could be related to my car only get air from out side. I know when I got a hole in my flex hosing when the car seams to not run as well. That hot underhood air sucks in a bad way.

I have no idea about side skirts but they may be part of it. I noticed a big drop in temps once I removed the AC radiator though.

89RS- T

You might wanna do a good flush and fill with some good fluid. I like to pre mixed stuff. That royal purpel addtive for the coolant will drop the temps even more. a new fan motor maybe it spins fine but doesn't have the umph when moving. Brushes do wear out in motors drills are the same way, they stil spin but get weaker and weaker over time, no umph. The old fan clutches did that as it seamed to work until you got moving.

 

THIS IS TRUE.. i got a stoopid question.... is there a way to check the temp of my car with a different gage?? could my gage be messed up?? when i replaced my radiator i flushed it and i had the whole fan assembly with the radiator and put that on at the same time!?? is it poissible?