piedraco

after i upgraded my engine I noticed that my car was running a little hot. I have an electric fan and the stock radiator. I am guessing its time to upgrade the radiator to an aluminum one. does anyone have a recommendation? I would like something affordable under $300 would be great. anyone got some deals?

w8less

whats the t-stat?

with my old 347 the stock radiator and stock electric fan i never head any problems

piedraco

its a 180 thermo with an electric fan on the stock radiator. what would cause a car to run hot?

88ttop5.0

what about your water pump?

piedraco

its brand new. i'm thinking maybe my head gasket might be a lil worn out. I had a situation when I was putting the engine in and I think its comming back to haunt me now. no water in the oil though, at least not yet.

7upedition

copper 3 core & 180* t stat, might set ya back $125 at most... problem fixed... nice and cool, also taurus electric fans are cheap from the junkyard!

Blckstng93

Flush the system real good, might just need a cleaning.

P Zero

Get a Police Package rad. I had a similar problem after I raised my compression. Cop rad FTW, runs cool as a cucumber evenon the hottest days with a 192 t_stat.
-P.

piedraco

i had the radiator out already i flushed it, ive drained it a bunch of times. i installed the 180 temp thermo. where can I get a good cheap radiator preferably something 3 core, right now I have a 2 core and it isnt doing it for me

piedraco

sounds like a plan, but where do i get that? LOL no one is answering my question.