Running a smidget hot after stage III...
04-27-2006, 09:48 AM
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Running a smidget hot after stage III...
Coolant guage pushes past center a hair (see attached pic). Does this sound about right for Stage III with bone stock cooling system? It never moved like that during late winter early spring when it was 30-50 degrees out all the time. Today it is 71 w/ low humidity.
I also had my timing belt done so I'm wondering if that is related in anyway or if its just time to invest in some additional cooling stuff. I dunno...
Any feedback is appreciated!
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I also had my timing belt done so I'm wondering if that is related in anyway or if its just time to invest in some additional cooling stuff. I dunno...
Any feedback is appreciated!
Thanks!
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04-27-2006, 09:51 AM
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I just remembered...
During the winter I had a small coolant leak so I topped off with G12 once. So the mixture is prolly more like 60 antifreeze / 40 water. Flush and fill with a 50/50 mix?
04-27-2006, 09:51 AM
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I wouldn't think that is right. Did they do water pump/thermostat when they did TB?
I'll bet they used a different thermostat than oem 87?C.
04-27-2006, 09:52 AM
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You might try bleeding the coolant again, just to make sure that there is no trapped air..
But I'd also suspect that you might be pushing the engine a bit harder than the cooling system was designed to deal with..
