Overheat help! (2 Viewers)

[pb4ugo]

I'm curious, did the rad still have water in it after you had the 450* reading?

 

[charliemeyer007]

If I was going to add a water temp gauge I think I would spend more to get a better unit - buy once, cry once sort of thing.

 

[JohnnyC]

Imho

I am not loving the shroud you have … it is pretty but it’s not allowing the fan to draw the air through all the radiator

The gaps around it are limiting the air that’s being drawn in as well

I would just try and seal all the gaps around and see if that changes anything… it would most likely marginally … worth trying that out first imo

 

[73FJ40]

At 450 degrees water temp,, the radiator pressure would have to be about 500 psig to avoid boiling over.

What's the CFM of the fan? a Ford Taurus fan arrangement (alluded to for F engines) draws over 40 amps. You either have an oversized alternator, or a low flow fan?

 

[igotta40]

In that photo it looks like maybe 50% of your radiator is blocked off