25-02-10, 11:38 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Mike, have you done away with the fan shroud and mounted the new fans directly against the radiator? (any pictures?)
I have added an extra fan to the back of my rad to pull air through - there are two pushing from the front.
Initially I thought it had done the job, because I sat watching the temp gauge and the fans kicked in at 75 degrees C and brought the temp down and the fans turned off again. Previously the temp would just keep going.
However, after the car had been sitting running for half an hour and I switched on the air con them temp kept rising to over 90. I turned off at that point because being a new engine I don't want to cook it.
It's still not registered (still have oil leaks which would fail the roadworthy) but I might get another unreg vehicle permit today and take it for a decent run over the weekend and see what happens. I'm fairly sure it won't overheat when it's moving, but it's when it gets stuck in traffic that worries me.
Kevin
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