Cooling Question

JBIGBOOTSY · May 19th, 2007, 09:15 AM

I am swaping heads on my car. I have a big griffin radiator. My car never runs warm, usually between the first two notches on the stock gauge. I run a 192 deg. thermostat, and the runs so cool when I pulled the heads off I was rewarded with about 1mm of crud on my pistions that I had to clean off. How can I get my caar to run hotter? If the thermostat is in and it still runs cool I guess I need a restrictor for the water pump? can someone please help?

neverfastenough1 · May 19th, 2007, 09:57 AM

Doesn't sound like your thermostat is working right. It should close once the temp drops to let the engine stay warm. It sounds like it is stuck open and with the big radiator it is running too cold.

Stangzilla · May 20th, 2007, 12:22 AM

Yeah I agree. You can have the biggest radiator on the planet. The thermostat is there to keep the coolant in the block at approx the temp of whatever thermostat you have in it.. If it is staying open all your motor is getting is the cooled down coolant from that big radiator..

May 19th, 2007, 09:15 AM	#1
JBIGBOOTSY MM Fanatic 1990 LX hatch Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hobart Indiana Posts: 3,587	Cooling Question I am swaping heads on my car. I have a big griffin radiator. My car never runs warm, usually between the first two notches on the stock gauge. I run a 192 deg. thermostat, and the runs so cool when I pulled the heads off I was rewarded with about 1mm of crud on my pistions that I had to clean off. How can I get my caar to run hotter? If the thermostat is in and it still runs cool I guess I need a restrictor for the water pump? can someone please help? __________________ Bolt-on Abraham Lincoln Log motor. With extra wiring.

May 19th, 2007, 09:57 AM	#2
neverfastenough1 Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,243	Doesn't sound like your thermostat is working right. It should close once the temp drops to let the engine stay warm. It sounds like it is stuck open and with the big radiator it is running too cold. __________________

May 20th, 2007, 12:22 AM	#3
Stangzilla MM Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On my way to Baines's house!! Posts: 3,268	Yeah I agree. You can have the biggest radiator on the planet. The thermostat is there to keep the coolant in the block at approx the temp of whatever thermostat you have in it.. If it is staying open all your motor is getting is the cooled down coolant from that big radiator.. __________________ Rotating The Earth 1320 Feet At A Time!! Today, I found out that when I masturbate at night while watching internet porn I cast a huge shadow on the curtain and the entire street is able to see it.

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