Thread: SHE LIVES to tell a thousand tales... (some funny ones too!)

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Originally Posted by HiboyGal

It blew because of my mistake. I always turn my fan on when I drive, but last week I had Troy (Hollywood Hot Rods) test drive the car to test the brakes. he didn't know about the flicking of the fan and I forgot to tell him. 20 min of stop and go at 2 mph later, the radiator boiled over.

All in all, the little guy is SPOILED ROTTEN. (Or should I say "Spoiled Rusten?" )

If you want to spoil him (and yourself) a little more, you can invest in a temperature switch that just screws into your manifold or head and turns the fan on at 185 and off at 175. They cost about $25 tops. You can keep your toggle switch for those times that ya just have to have the fan on. That way he kinda takes care of his own needs. I know it's hard for a mom to let her little one go on his own sometimes, but it makes life simpler for both of ya

Pat

Originally Posted by Stu Cool

you can invest in a temperature switch that just screws into your manifold or head and turns the fan on at 185 and off at 175. Pat

Yes, the previous owner did install one but he could not get it to work right... My current fan and radiator keep the car right at 160F at all time, even in heavy traffic, even in the hot summer valley so cal weather (highs at around 100F or a hair more). I actually have the coolest running car of my cruising group .

Without fan, while driving the temp goes up to 190, the radiator will still not boil over. But without fan anf without air movement (stop and go only) I now know it will boil over.

Down the road I will replace the termostat or try to trouble shoot the one currently installed to see why it did not trigger the fan when supposed to.

But I have other things more important on my to-do list right now