overheating

[2005bluesti]

hey guys im having some over heating issues with my ka-t it only seems to over heat in traffic and i want to make this the daily. the car does have dual fans but one isnt working so ??? wtf can it be that just one fan isnt enough for the car to run cool enough or do i have other problems i still am in need of a tune but i dont think thats affecting it to much?:thinking:

[JDM Steve]

it could be, what rad do you have? have u checked the thermostat?

[2005bluesti]

thermostat was my next guess

[JDM Steve]

time for a pot of boiling water and find out :)

[Slip N Slide S14]

One fan not working can definatly lead to overheating in traffic

but of course it could be something else, but fix the fan and bleed the system

[Decker]

yeah. my fans used to malfunction a lot and would make the car run hot. I rewired everything and it's fine now.

[1800DialKyle]

Yeah get the fans to work first. Then bleed the cooling system. If it is still over heating then check the thermostat or clearing out the rad. with some coke. MAKE SURE you get it all out tho. If you want to do this PM me and i will give you directions.

There are other things but those are the easyest to check

[hellfire]

Hey man.

Could be a lot of things.

Thermostat like said.
Air in the coolant like said.
Blown HG.
Lack of good airflow becuase of FMIC.
Shitty fans.

I have a spare set of Dual Flexalites you try if you want to see if thats the problem. Only thing is you would have to order a set of those radiator fan clips, or just ghetto it and use zip ties.

If you need any help just let me know.

Tyler

[1800DialKyle]

Hey man.

Could be a lot of things.

Thermostat like said.
Air in the coolant like said.
Blown HG.
Lack of good airflow becuase of FMIC.
Shitty fans.

I have a spare set of Dual Flexalites you try if you want to see if thats the problem. Only thing is you would have to order a set of those radiator fan clips, or just ghetto it and use zip ties.

If you need any help just let me know.

Tyler

THE DREADED BHG!!!!!!!!! Lets hope that that isnt the problem. But id dosnt seem like he is having symptoms of BHG. Like bogging or smoke or misfire blah blah. But if you keep running it hot then you will have a blown HG or crack the head or block

[hellfire]

He actually does bog and misfire.. LoL..

But I'm hoping that is becuase of his tune, or lack there of.

Tyler

[2005bluesti]

the car has a built head( or so claims the previous owner) but i do bog and backfire damn car lol ill bring it to install day and we can all look at it and maybe you can bring those fans ????

[Wedge]

the car has a built head( or so claims the previous owner) but i do bog and backfire damn car lol ill bring it to install day and we can all look at it and maybe you can bring those fans ????

Does it heat up when you are driving down the road? ->Thermostat or clogged radiator.

Does it heat up when you are sitting still? ->Fans or too small of a radiator.

Oil in water or vice versa? -> BHG