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Yes I searched... and I have read to my hearts dismay
It seems like there are a thousand reason why one can experience over heating.
I have a TBI 350 with a serpentine system and long reverse flow chevy water pump
700r4 trans.
AC condensor in front of the radiator
Custom shroud.
electric fan.. (16 inch)
195 thermostat
no power steering, trans or oil cooler up front.
The radiator is a new 4 core brass and copper unit from radiator barn I bought in 06 with only about 2000 miles on it.
When I am idling and so on (driving in neighborhood) I stay around 200.
Any extended period of highway driving causes the radiator to boil over at what appears to be 240-260.
Underneath the hood is pretty hot but, I already have ceramic coated exhaust.
I have ran it up to temperature (240) in the drive way with a very large blower fan in front of the radiator with no shroud to ensure I moved ample air and and it does recover after I slow back to idle and let the fan run for 5-7 minutes it will recover. But, not if I maintain the RPMs at 3000
I am trying to decide if I just need to grab a different radiator... aka a Becool or other aluminum radiator.
It seems like there are a thousand reason why one can experience over heating.
I have a TBI 350 with a serpentine system and long reverse flow chevy water pump
700r4 trans.
AC condensor in front of the radiator
Custom shroud.
electric fan.. (16 inch)
195 thermostat
no power steering, trans or oil cooler up front.
The radiator is a new 4 core brass and copper unit from radiator barn I bought in 06 with only about 2000 miles on it.
When I am idling and so on (driving in neighborhood) I stay around 200.
Any extended period of highway driving causes the radiator to boil over at what appears to be 240-260.
Underneath the hood is pretty hot but, I already have ceramic coated exhaust.
I have ran it up to temperature (240) in the drive way with a very large blower fan in front of the radiator with no shroud to ensure I moved ample air and and it does recover after I slow back to idle and let the fan run for 5-7 minutes it will recover. But, not if I maintain the RPMs at 3000
I am trying to decide if I just need to grab a different radiator... aka a Becool or other aluminum radiator.