ten ways to help keep your car from overheating during summer, or anytime.

[PROJECT N00b]

im sure some have you have read the superstreet issue for this month but id like to post up the tips so here ya go.

10. change your dried out radiator hoses

9.verify the fan shroud isnt cracked and is sealed properly

8. check for a leaking radiator cap

7. inspect pulleys and belts

6. change the thermostat

5.make sure your fan is in good working order

4.use washers to raise hood for ventilation, or get a vented hood.

3.flush old coolant

2.replace the water pump with an electric water pump

1.swap out the old radiator

well theres the ten ways to help keep your car from overheating during the summer, and maybe if your car is over heating, theres ten things to think about doing to keep it from overheating.

*ten ways to help prevent your car from overheating courtesy of superstreet magazine, issue june 2006.

 

[mrnickleye]

Change the cap every year, it only costs $6.

Run a 180* thermostat.

Fan clutch must work properly. Or go with high volume electric fan (s).

Electric water pump is expensive, and not worth it unless you have $$$ to burn.

On our cars, don't use washers to raise the hood. Just remove the rubber seal on the body at the back of hood. This will give a gap about an inch all the way across, and [strike]let hot air out[/strike]. Actually, it's a high pressure area, so it lets cool air in -- SC

Make sure your heater hoses and others are in good condition, and clamps tight.

 

[supra90turbo]

Buy a good quality electrical water temp gauge with warning light and/or buzzer