overheating idle and 6th gear

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Aug 20, 2015 | 09:46 PM

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addy's240

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you know what. might sound weird..but do you have an Air/fuel gauge? could be that the tune is a bit lean down low in the powerband. lean = heat. just something that kinda popped up in my head

Aug 21, 2015 | 05:54 AM

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joecar

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overheating idle and 6th gear

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Originally Posted by homemade87

Flip , I have never been able to get the air out just by filling the radiator .The only way I have been successful it to take the upper radiator hose off and fill from there while the steam line is disconnected . Once I started doing it this way I have never had a problem since . I would give it a try . I would bet you still have air in the system .

+1 do like he ^ said...

remove hose from steam crossover pipe and connect a length of clear tube to the steam crossover pipe, and run engine, you will see air in the tube... when there is no more air (only coolant) reconnect the hose back onto the steam crossover pipe.

Aug 21, 2015 | 12:30 PM

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Darth_V8r

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Lifting the front wheels or parking uphill helps a ton. That's how I do it and never a problem. Fill while running, cap off, front raised

Aug 21, 2015 | 03:49 PM

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