Overheating

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:04 pm

very true!

if only i could make us some fitting that pulls cold air from the left hand little grill in the bumper instead... oh wait i have...

im so glad you posted last. people dont read threads when they see i've posted last... oh wait... now ive just posted this... SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING!!!

anyhoo, i had a point to start typing... some people here lift the back end of the bonnet a little so the HOT AIR goes out there.

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:50 am

widowmaker wrote:some people here lift the back end of the bonnet a little so the HOT AIR goes out there.

Since we're all picking on ChemCool

So they lift the bonnet, which lets out some HOT air. They turn on the fan and the HOT air goes into the cabin from the intake vents under the windscreen. Jislaak, now it's getting hot in the cabin, so they turn on the aircon to cool down the HOT air that once originated from the engine bay. This makes the aircon hot and bothered, so more heat needs to get extracted from the aircon via the aircon radiator. Wow, what do you know, the heat somehow made it's way back into the engine bay

Hehe just kidding. Obviously not *all* the heat goes into the cabin

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:52 am

a hot cabin doth not a friendly driver maketh

ole kazakstani say

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:54 am

oh oh oh i almost forgot!
ole plick saying : chrome mags reflect the sun's hot rays into the black wheel wells, adding heat to the bay!

ooooh im in a good mood today! (and im late)

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:55 am

But that doesnt look cool man... (the bonnet lift thingy)

anyway - its fine to swap polarity, but i think you also have to turn the blade around too. cant remember exactly, but i did either one or both of those things to get my fan to suck.

i hope you didnt use hte fan as a blower type on the wrong side of your radiator? cos that would've worsened the situation.

also the white stuff in your water points straight at a blown headgasket. sorry broo.

the noise coming from the top of your engine could've been the ballbearing in the Pressure Control Valve. its at the back of the plenum and points towards the middle of the engine bay, and has a breather hose connected to it. although this makes more of a fast loud tapping sound, more than a grating sound.

grating sounds on startup is usually the starter motor teeth that dont engage properly with the flywheel.

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:13 am

maybe the starter gear is rusted since you have water in the sump where the oil should be and oil in the radiator where the water should be

and your in durban

you now have a well lubed water pump though!

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:15 am

antifreeze contains water-based lubricating agents!!!

you should know about that widow.

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:18 am

aaaaarrrrggg go away!
(and your moms quite nice)

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:19 am

you watch too much TV dude!

go fix your car rather!

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:21 am

I had a traffic experiance yesterday where I saw coolant tempretures as high as 105 degrees, this was purely because of heat soak.

Does anyone know what electric fans fit the radiator nicely, I hate the electric fan look but I need it now. Also does anyone know how I can suck air in the left hand side of the engine bay, I think I need some cool air for my cone filter.

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:45 am

Gary
Howbout you put your cone filter where your standard IC use to be, it should be well vented and cooler there???

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:00 am

charl's idea is a good one.

two 12" fans fill up a stock radiator nicely.

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:54 am

The pipe will be too long if I put the filter there, it would be like breathing through a long straw.

I used to have a pipe that would draw air from the vent below the front indicator, but the pipe broke and I have never replaced it.

I think I have a serious heat soak issue because my car sucks balls during the but at night it hauls ass.

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:29 am

If the straw is thick enought you wont have trouble breathing.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:57 am

I am thinking it is a good plece to put the cone filter....but....what happens when it rains.....