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sweetbmxrider · 03-20-2009, 05:38 PM

it appears to be a universal hose from what i can see. look at your upper then look at your lower. if it works, it works.

camaroAL · 03-20-2009, 06:14 PM

i have the same hose on mine, they work well. u can get them in various sizes

JL8Jeff · 03-20-2009, 07:01 PM

You should try to locate a decent fan shroud, that could be the difference of the car heating up while it sits. The fan sitting on the radiator like that does not pull the air through as well as it does with a shroud.

sweetbmxrider · 03-20-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by camaroAL

i have the same hose on mine, they work well. u can get them in various sizes

really? never seen them before.

camaroAL · 03-20-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

really? never seen them before.

i got it from napa

sweetbmxrider · 03-20-2009, 08:17 PM

i will have to inquire about them. napa rocks like that.

madness410 · 03-20-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JL8Jeff

You should try to locate a decent fan shroud, that could be the difference of the car heating up while it sits. The fan sitting on the radiator like that does not pull the air through as well as it does with a shroud.

anyway i can locate a fan shroud with the fan i have on there or do i need to buy a fan shroud / fan combo?

the fan definately pulls the air through and i bled the system out the best i could it still overheats just sitting there. would a water pump do that? the water definately circulates

chrisfrom nj · 03-20-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by madness410

anyway i can locate a fan shroud with the fan i have on there or do i need to buy a fan shroud / fan combo?

the fan definately pulls the air through and i bled the system out the best i could it still overheats just sitting there. would a water pump do that? the water definately circulates

i have the stock fan and fan shroud complete off the 92 rs

madness410 · 03-20-2009, 09:55 PM

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i have the stock fan and fan shroud complete off the 92 rs

i have a stock fan/ fan shroud but will an aftermarket fan cool better?

chrisfrom nj · 03-20-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by madness410

i have a stock fan/ fan shroud but will an aftermarket fan cool better?

it should be the same i guess a fan is a fan i have a stock fan on my car it keeps my car cool

madness410 · 03-20-2009, 10:09 PM

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it should be the same i guess a fan is a fan i have a stock fan on my car it keeps my car cool

true...my rad isnt from a third gen...its a bigger universal fit radiator. i will try the other fan later this week. the shroud bolts to the metal part above the radiator? do you have pics of yours?

WildBillyT · 03-21-2009, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by madness410

true...my rad isnt from a third gen...its a bigger universal fit radiator. i will try the other fan later this week. the shroud bolts to the metal part above the radiator? do you have pics of yours?

Another thing- is the radiator for a V8?

JL8Jeff · 03-21-2009, 10:45 AM

Don't fall for the thought that an aftermarket fan cools better. Some aftermarket fan/shrouds will cool better, but the price usually reflects that. Cheap fans/shrouds will probably be worse than stock. My 70 had the stupid flex fan on it when I got the car, and a stock fan clutch and fan fixed the heating up problem. Try the stock fan and shroud if you can get it to fit the radiator. You might be better off with a stock replacement radiator so the stock parts will fit right.

madness410 · 03-21-2009, 10:51 AM

thanks jeff I will try that today if there is enough daylight when I get out of work, I will keep u posted. bill, the radiator is definately for a v8 car.

Featherburner · 03-21-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by madness410

the fan definately pulls the air through and i bled the system out the best i could it still overheats just sitting there.

Please define overheats. What temp. are you seeing at idle? What temp. does the fan come on?

madness410 · 03-21-2009, 03:37 PM

I have fans activated by a switch. I turn them
on at 160 because thats when the thermostat opens up. I would drive it around it would be good for 15-20 minutes then. starts climbing. the last few times I drove it around I parked it in front of my house and it went from 195 to around 205 with no sign of stopping so I shut it off.

Tru2Chevy · 03-22-2009, 08:04 PM

205 is still no where near hot enough to hurt anything. What kind of gauge are your reading the temp from?

- Justin

Jersyboyy · 03-22-2009, 08:06 PM

Its not overheating untill its at 215-220 some cars will avg 195-205 depending on use just fine.

madness410 · 03-22-2009, 08:12 PM

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205 is still no where near hot enough to hurt anything. What kind of gauge are your reading the temp from?

- Justin

what do you mean

madness410 · 03-22-2009, 08:13 PM

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205 is still no where near hot enough to hurt anything. What kind of gauge are your reading the temp from?

- Justin

what do you mean? its a water temperature guage. im pretty sure its accurate.

i still havent gotten a chance to swap out the fans maybe that could be the problem right now there is no fan shroud on there.

Tru2Chevy · 03-22-2009, 08:17 PM

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Its not overheating untill its at 215-220 some cars will avg 195-205 depending on use just fine.

Even there it's fine. The stock thermostat is 195, and I don't think the fans kicked on until 215-225. Too much hotter than that, and then you are looking for trouble.

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what do you mean

I mean what type of temperature gauge are you getting the coolant temperature numbers that you are giving us from? Are you estimating from a stock gauge, do you have a $5 autozone special mounted under the dash, a nice autometer gauge, etc?

- Justin

madness410 · 03-22-2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

Even there it's fine. The stock thermostat is 195, and I don't think the fans kicked on until 215-225. Too much hotter than that, and then you are looking for trouble.

I mean what type of temperature gauge are you getting the coolant temperature numbers that you are giving us from? Are you estimating from a stock gauge, do you have a $5 autozone special mounted under the dash, a nice autometer gauge, etc?

- Justin

i have an autometer guage. the stock guage doesnt work. iirc i remember my car starting to steam up at 210-215

madness410 · 03-22-2009, 08:35 PM

i mean my car is far from stock...a friend of mine has a similar set up and doesnt go over 170

Tru2Chevy · 03-22-2009, 08:36 PM

Have you pressure tested the system? If it's boiling over at that point it sounds like your system isn't pressurizing.

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i mean my car is far from stock...a friend of mine has a similar set up and doesnt go over 170

I'm not saying it should run that hot, just saying that it won't hurt it to let it climb to 215 or 220 to see if it levels off or something like that.

- Justin

Jersyboyy · 03-22-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

Have you pressure tested the system? If it's boiling over at that point it sounds like your system isn't pressurizing.

I'm not saying it should run that hot, just saying that it won't hurt it to let it climb to 215 or 220 to see if it levels off or something like that.

- Justin

Yea exactly. If its not pressurizing maybe the cap is bad or you have a problem with the water pump. Throw my pump on their and see what happens. If you want to go back to a mechanical fan setup to see if its your fans I may still have my stock fanclutch and fan you can throw on the car too, if not then you can borrow my new flex fan/spacer.