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hey i got ovaheating with me 25 got a hugeass ali radiator 1 10" fan run fine for weeks, put a front mount on, blows a heater hose next day, bung them up to get work next day. fix heater hoses day b4 sprints seemed fine till got out and after 3 laps steamin out the ova flow!! the water didnt look like it was flowin so figured themostat, pull the guts out a old one to get it flowin , water flows. but same shit still boilin out ovaflow wit presure in hoses. and yes i bleed the air out the top till its a constant flow. so can sumone help me out??????????

$120 tow

$free bit of hose

$150 track day entry

$123673 fuel

100 coolant look on my face priceless lol hahaa

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1 10" thermo fan? is that all. i was running 2 10" thermos and was still overheating in peak hour traffic. switched to a big 16" single and didn't have a problem after that.

also have you got the fan running the right way?

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yea pressure test was next, and i brought 2 10" but only one fit with the big radiator it hit the powersteer hose. and it run fine for weeks and i drive home from briss everyday to brownsplains, but would like to go biger

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but u would think it would cool down wen doin 100 cruizin cause u dont need the thermo then.
You need air flowing through the radiator for it to keep the system cool. My experience is that thermos don't work on 32s. Air simply hits IC and flows down under the car. At least with the factory-fitted engine fan, it creates a low pressure area inside the engine bay, and air has to go through the radiator.

It coud also be that the radiator is too thick, and you can't cool the rear side of the fins.

Have you confirmed that the water pump is still pumping water?

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You need air flowing through the radiator for it to keep the system cool. My experience is that thermos don't work on 32s. Air simply hits IC and flows down under the car. At least with the factory-fitted engine fan, it creates a low pressure area inside the engine bay, and air has to go through the radiator.

It coud also be that the radiator is too thick, and you can't cool the rear side of the fins.

Have you confirmed that the water pump is still pumping water?

the pump is def flowni cause i can see it flowni and it was put in not to long go.. i just hooked up the air con fan to me thermo see if it makes a diff tmrw :P

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problem solved ,had pressure test all is good considerin it a copper gasket i t hout so, test for carbonn she sweet turns out wen i put front mount in i must put wires to me thermo backfront, opps who would thout red goes to red?. runnin low temp now max out at 90 which is pretty good sence n.o.t. is 86?........ cheers s.a, cyas on the track!!

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