exhaust pressurizing cooling system??????

[Marc Swanson]

>     I know the failure you are referring to Marc, but I highly doubt it.
> What I have found on my car since the turbo converson is that water temps
> just get really high, especially after the car is off.


It probably also doesn't help that I live in New England which is getting
colder and colder lately.. putting a lot more heat stress on the radiator
(cycling from cold to hot very quickly).

> Don't know if you
> have the afterrun system hooked up (I think you do) but that is a
> time when
> heat can really build in the cooling system, often allowing temps to get
> quite high.


Yes, I have the afterrun system hooked up.  It doesn't really run unless you
drive very agressively though.  I wonder if there is a different temp switch
that I could put in there that would make it turn on at a slightly cooler
temperature?

>  My Brother's 4kq has the same problem as yours, coolant is
> seeping out the endtanks, your radiator just need a good refreshing....


Yup, time for that 4 row aluminum :-)  Seriously though, Nate Stuart had a
fab shop make up a radiator for his Renault Fuego that came out pretty
good... and the price is nice too.. around $150 for a 2 row aluminum jobber.



Later



-Marc-


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