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WS6FORMULA · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject: TPI to hot?

so my 305 is running hot and i dont like it i flushed the radiator and new coolent and also a 160 thermostat and still around 235 degrees and if i start to get on it it gets even hotter than cools down

whats the deal any secrets you guys know of?

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject:

Dual fans? If it's a single, is it switching on and off like it should?

WS6FORMULA · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject:

yeah its dual fans but like i know for a fact its still running too hot yesterday it hit 250 when i was going to my gf house Sad

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject:

These cars are old enough so that a bunch of debris could be piled up between the radiator and the A/C condenser (if so equipped). Check the condition of your radiator to make sure air can flow through it for good heat exchange, not just water.

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject:

WS6FORMULA · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject:

no havent tried it all my previos cars had single fan how do i do this test

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject:

Take a paper clip or stiff piece of wire and ground the A and B terminals:

Ignore the arrows in the pic, you want the two terminals on the top right. After that, turn the ignition on with the car off. That should kick on the drivers side fan.

iansane · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject:

Sounds dumb but check the simple stuff first. You have an airdam, right?

fiveoformula · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject:

with the stock cooling system on a day like today, they shouldnt get to much pass middle of the gauge...
turning on your A/C should get one of your fans goin to btw.

WS6FORMULA · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject:

WS6FORMULA · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject:

fiveoformula · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject:

isnt 220* half the gauge?
even still, north of 230* is much to hot. does the temp go up & down at all? when you added coolant, did you do so while it was running? as to not get an air bubble?

WS6FORMULA · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject:

yeah everything was done correct but runnine OE temp is like 220 Confused

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:41 am Post subject:

are you pinging at all?

DBL_TKE · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:44 am Post subject:

If I remember correctly the stock fan switch is set to come on at 225*. Hence the reason why some people opt to get a different switch that comes on earlier, like Derek, or get a manual fan switch, like me.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:39 am Post subject:

Stuck T-stat or the fan isn't coming on like it's supposed to.

WS6FORMULA · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject:

ok well yeah it gets hor then cools and and keeps doing that seems like my second fan doesnt kick on till 245 ish eeek im gonna get the fan switch and a 180 thermo?

fiveoformula · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject:

At my work we got a Hyden fan switch kit that will kick on your fan at about 195* thats what im running, along with a 180* stat. like $22 bucks!
it works great, the only draw back is that it doesnt utilize any of the stock set-up.

WS6FORMULA · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:

yeah well i work at baxters lol and i found a jet prodct basically the same thing just kicks on the fans earlier and a stat as well

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject:

Which Baxters?

-Schultzy