Cooling mods.. Could they create a problem?

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Old 08-28-2004, 03:53 PM
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Cooling mods.. Could they create a problem?

I drove my car for the first time in 9 days. I installed the cooling mods way back last November. I have run fine, not a hint of a problem. My outside temp said 93 I was sitting in traffic on an off ramp. I noticed my temp gauge was 3/4 up! & stayed there. I moved a little & it went down, then went back up when I stopped. It did this all day. I had my AC on & it was blowing cold like normal. I got home & let the car sit a few hours. Started it up & let it run for 20 minutes. The guage was normal the whole time, & both cooling fans were on. Could the TS have failed? bad fan switch? I ran in hotter weather before & never had a problem. I don't think air is in the system cause it's been fine, & the AC is cold. Car is at Acura for other problems so I will mess with it on my own after I get it back.
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what other problems is your car having? could they be related? i know some people on here have been running those mods for years and not had a problem. i hope they are ok because i want to do these mods.
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check your coolant level. make sure it is full and green. that could be the problem. not enough coolant. mine had the same problem before cooling mods. i checked the level, it was low. so i added more coolant and it never happened again. make sure you do 50/50 of coolant and water though.
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could be a airlock.. you might need to bleed you radiator. there might be an air buble traped in one of the lines... that may be it but im not quite sure.
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Sounds like air in the system. Bleed it out.
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It must be air in the system because if I remember correctly, you just installed the TS. I doubt the TS would already be faulty/broken.
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How could it be air in the system? It has run fine for months. I haven't done anything that would let air in it. It has run fine in much hotter weather? Just started all of a sudden? I'll will check it though once I get the car back.
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You never know, but it's a lot easier to squeeze the lines than it is to replace the t-stat.
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acctually sound smore like a slipping belt
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Yup... need to bleed the system! It should NEVER go 3/4 the way up on ECT!!
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