I know the weather is hot but...
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:46 am
... I'm sure my last car never ran this hot.
Temperature gauge never goes below 90 (or whatever the tick mark on the gauge is between 85 and 120) and if I'm held up it goes up to just below the red.
The fan doesn't cut in till about 100-110 deg. and even with it running it doesn't cool to less than about 100 deg. What temp should it begin to operate?
More importantly, why is it running so hot? I fitted a new thermostat, replaced the 7psi rad cap with a 10psi, flushed out the cooling system with the garden hose - all to no avail. The rad is a 3 row unit, standard (small) size for a late '72 Plus 2.
I have heard all the recommendations for fitting a bigger rad but can't afford it at the moment and would have thought that I could at least get this one to run at the same temp as my old car which also had a standard system.
Any ideas folks?
Temperature gauge never goes below 90 (or whatever the tick mark on the gauge is between 85 and 120) and if I'm held up it goes up to just below the red.
The fan doesn't cut in till about 100-110 deg. and even with it running it doesn't cool to less than about 100 deg. What temp should it begin to operate?
More importantly, why is it running so hot? I fitted a new thermostat, replaced the 7psi rad cap with a 10psi, flushed out the cooling system with the garden hose - all to no avail. The rad is a 3 row unit, standard (small) size for a late '72 Plus 2.
I have heard all the recommendations for fitting a bigger rad but can't afford it at the moment and would have thought that I could at least get this one to run at the same temp as my old car which also had a standard system.
Any ideas folks?