the past week, my car has been trying to overheat when i am at a stop light. temps are chilly-chill all other times and it's been in the 30's F tempwise so it makes me laugh a little.

note that this is with the heater on.

normal driving temp is around 190F

stoplight for 2 minutes brings it to 220-225F (which I dont consider dangerous)

as soon as I roll away, it falls back down to 190.

it could be a dead fan or air bubbles or something, but since I haven't checked anything yet, i'm just posting because it's weirdly timed with cold weather.

 

pinhole leak?

cap leak?

thermostat stuck?

fans working?

 

Check to see if the fans are working first.

FWIW, my motor runs pretty hot all the time. Like 210-220 ish. I'm'a do a reroute one day and see if that changes.

 

I'm about to buy a swirl pot.

 

I'm about to buy a netti-pot.

 

I'm about to buy a tea pot.

 

I remember when you visited bizarro land air temps

 

yes, but that was a dumbass wiring error

 

Damn you for making me look up what that was. I'd managed to forget about Rick's nasal escapades...

 

you tube videos ftw!

 

peter pan coolant reroute wiring error?

 

Sounds like my car with broken fanz.

 

the true test will be friday when it's going to be 8° :(

 

My car has been stuck at like 200-210 highway. At stop lights 190-200. Without ducting or cover, a koyo 37mm, & stock fans. I'm going to have this race prep shop make me ducting so I can get the temps down a little lower.

This is relieving. I thought my car was running mad hot.

 

I'll tea-bag your netty-pot.

 

For over a year now I've been trying to figure out why my car over heated.. I never could find anything in the tune, the fans ran, I upgraded the rad, replaced the cap, the thermo, etc..

 

Same boat here, except I haven't replaced the rad yet.

 

both fans were on when I got home tonight. I didn't notice it get above 210 though.

 

<burp>

 

but how did the air get in there if I haven't touched the system in months? did I <burp> my head gasket??

peak coolant temps in the datalog were 111C / 232F. hmm.

normal temps in the same log (driving) were 87-88C / 188-190F. doublehmm.