Got my car on the road and out to some shows and cruises.
Per the advice from this forum I stuck with the stock copper 4 row radiator instead of going aluminum. I'm hoping this wasnt a mistake as the car runs very warm on just 80 degree night. Not trusting the stock gauges I have an after market temp gauge which I would glance down at as it was pushing 230 degrees. Is this a reasonable temp. People say these cars run hot but 230? When driving on open road with wind being pushed through its more like 200 degrees.
The other thing I noticed the hotter it ran the more the throttle seemed to run higher, almost made the pedal feel as if it had a sticking feel. Would run at about 1800 RPMS until I revved it up over 3000 RPM then it would drop back down to 900 RPM but only until I gave it more throttle and it would stick back over 1800 again. Is this something engine compartment heat may cause? I didnt have this issue on cooler runnings.
Do you have all the filler panels on top and bottom installed? What kind of fan do you have (pics pls). 50% water to coolant? Coolant overflow tank? Water tmp sensor in the water stream? Auto or Std tranny? Your throttle cable springs maybe weak or your missing one or something is sticky. Black is a magnet to heat. Need lots of fan at idle. Try flex fan.
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