TEMP (running to cool)

challenger · Post by **challenger** » Sun Apr 03, 16 6:20 pm

since fitting the scoop on my car driving along temp will not go above 150 im thinking this is too cool, on a real cold day a tad less i know its far from the hottest of days but even in traffic might go up to 160-170. i run a permanent driven fan without a shroud maybe a viscous would be better ? or remove fan and use elec fan, i also use a flow cooler ally pump standard size pulley, any thoughts chaps

John · Post by **John** » Sun Apr 03, 16 7:47 pm

Can you get a higher temp on opening thermostat Jim?

challenger · Post by **challenger** » Sun Apr 03, 16 9:03 pm

not sure john i have a 180 stat in it now, 2 yrs ago i struggled to keep my motor cool !!

challenger · Post by **challenger** » Fri Apr 08, 16 10:37 pm

no one else got any thoughts on this then ??

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Fri Apr 08, 16 10:49 pm

Jim, I have a 180 stat, Hemi viscous fan and Ali rad and it will also struggle to make 160 PM a cold day. Benefit is that it never sees more than 190 or so on the hottest day in traffic.
I suppose a more complex discussion would ask whether the oil temp is correct and viscous enough to keep things in order. I would have thought that correct lubrication would be more significant.

challenger · Post by **challenger** » Fri Apr 08, 16 11:01 pm

im with you there miles takes a few miles for oil pressure to drop slightly, dont forget its an ally headed 440. same principal i know but norm a lot harder to keep temps down on a r/b, i run a stock big block rad which had a recore, im thinking maybe it doesnt need a permanent driven fan, i only fitted that when i had an ally rad and used to get very hot

Scooby · Post by **Scooby** » Sat Apr 09, 16 7:01 pm

I wouldn't worry normally it's the other way round trying to keep these motors cool. Just check a few things as suggested no airlock or anything like that.

sublimemike · Post by **sublimemike** » Sat Apr 09, 16 7:40 pm

Can you remember if you drilled any holes in the thermostat allowing the coolant to circulate quicker Jim when it was running hot?

challenger · Post by **challenger** » Sat Apr 09, 16 9:36 pm

theres a 1/8th hole in it mike which i do pretty much all the time with stats, seems to cure any air lock probs

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Sat Apr 09, 16 10:48 pm

Reading through this agian, I'd fit a viscous fan. They seem to do a god job and don't waste power either. Think my big Hemi version was about $50 and well worth it. That scoop is probably loading cold dense air into the engine bay. Great for warmer months but not what we've had recently.

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Sun Apr 10, 16 7:04 am

Have you tried blocking the scoop, just to eliminate that this is the problem?

challenger · Post by **challenger** » Sun Apr 10, 16 9:31 pm

no yet bryan i did think about it but the air filter is right at the top of the scoop and covering a fair bit of the gap but i guess it gets around it, like miles says maybe go back to a viscous or take the fan off and give it a run round (i have an elec fan on the front) from when i had the ally rad in