while driving runs cool at idle gets hot?
while driving runs cool at idle gets hot? I have a 97 lt1 camaro that goes to the 240 mark just after sitting at a stoplight for a couple of minutes but then on open roads without stopping it goes back to the first marker which is like 180. Confused on what to do. A friend told me to ground a wire to the fan and manualy turn it on when it goes up to 180. What do you think this problem could be?
thanks,
Brett
thanks,
Brett
I flushed out the antifreeze a couple weeks ago and put the dexcool 50/50 mixture in so it no longer gets hot while driving now but only when im stopped is when it gets hot.
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I would also recommend checking to see if there is anything in front of the radiator; leaves,trash,bugs,etc. Secondly, when you drained and refilled the system did you bleed out the air through the bleed screws?
Originally Posted by James Montigny
Are the fans not coming on by themselves?
Mine used to do that, then i got the 160 thermostat + pcm tune to turn the fans on sooner. the car's temp does not move from one quarter the way up, ever.
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thanks guys, someone was saying in another thread that doing the 160 ther. could possibly just be putting a band aid on the issue but do you think from the symptoms im telling you all it is worse or just needs a 160 ther.?
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Verdad Gallardo i also forgot to bleed the air out while filling it up but then later i realized i forgot and tried to bleed it out but coolant came out so im guessing it doesnt need any bleeding..not sure though
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Originally Posted by lt1swap95
I was told by my mechanic the other day that it was turning on, but isnt there two fans that come on?
the one comes on when i have the ac on but the one where it reaches a certain temperature doesnt seem to come on because it will just keep going into the red zone if i stay in traffic for to long.
The funny thing is my car never seemed to get hot like that if i can recall before i got my tranny rebuilt in March where they had to take the tranny out, do you think that possibly the guy who took out the tranny disconnected a relay to the fan or something?
If the fans are turning on then this is normal.
A lot of people aren't aware that the stock lt1 cooling system will often run to 235 sitting in traffic. 235 is when the 2nd fan turns on and in the hot summer months this is often what's needed to stop the temp from going up any further.
Reducing the fan temps or installing a switch is a good solution.
A lot of people aren't aware that the stock lt1 cooling system will often run to 235 sitting in traffic. 235 is when the 2nd fan turns on and in the hot summer months this is often what's needed to stop the temp from going up any further.
Reducing the fan temps or installing a switch is a good solution.
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Originally Posted by letsrun97z
the 160 didnt fix it for me it just took a lil longer for it to get up there so thats when i flip the slp on high and it dosnt get higher then 180 sitting idleing
hey you guys have all helped a lot thank you for your input. I thought headers would be the next thing on the list but i guess ill be getting the 160* and the fan switch next lol.
Originally Posted by lt1swap95
hey you guys have all helped a lot thank you for your input. I thought headers would be the next thing on the list but i guess ill be getting the 160* and the fan switch next lol.
Get the 160* thermostat and a tune to turn the fans on early.
Originally Posted by jakesz28
Get the 160* thermostat and a tune to turn the fans on early.
Originally Posted by Ironxcross
+1 to this. I'm telling you, the only time my temp moves up at all is when I'm in traffic for more than 5 minutes, even then its just to the first notch. Normally its just slightly below that. the 160 thermo + tune will fix it.
If you don't have one, get one and pick up some HP while you are at it.