I just got the 5.3 lsx started in my el Camino.
I have a new three core copper rad with two electric fans. The thermostat is a 187 F.
My car heats up to about 187. One fan kicks in, then the other after a bit. Some times one kicks out. But they are almost always running. The car holds 190 steady but the fans never quit. The lower rad hose seems quite a bit cooler then the return line. Am I running two hot of a thermostat. Should I be changing to a 160F?
Note sure what’s going on.
When I filled the rad full of water. I filled the rad. And I added coolant in a plug I have on the water pump spacer. I left the steam
Port hose off of the rad till it was full trying to avoid an air lock.
Any suggestions?
I have a new three core copper rad with two electric fans. The thermostat is a 187 F.
My car heats up to about 187. One fan kicks in, then the other after a bit. Some times one kicks out. But they are almost always running. The car holds 190 steady but the fans never quit. The lower rad hose seems quite a bit cooler then the return line. Am I running two hot of a thermostat. Should I be changing to a 160F?
Note sure what’s going on.
When I filled the rad full of water. I filled the rad. And I added coolant in a plug I have on the water pump spacer. I left the steam
Port hose off of the rad till it was full trying to avoid an air lock.
Any suggestions?