overheating td42 cant figure it out

[MudRunnerTD]

You could also consider cutting is a second water temp gauge into your top hose. Even as a temporary thing it will give you a good idea what the factory gauge is telling you.

[liftlid]

I remember seeing a post from you about this the other day but can't remember what you said. Has it always been like that loaded up 3/4 temp?

Na this is a new thing for me did the Kimberly and 2 Simpson trips with the turbo without issue.
The only change I've made is to install a bigger snorkel and a new airbox and now I have heating issues

[jet]

They arent hot until gauge is in the red, fit a normal temp unit and youll see.
Factory gauges arent unreliable just display is not linear. Difference in temp between normal spot and the red is not much
Setup so needle remains in one place most of the time.
Good for normal use, bad for diagnosing problems

[dakka1]

ok so sorry I haven't been keeping this upto date. latest news is I fitted a temp gauge so I could see what temps I am getting and put a number to it. with aircon on and cruising around localy the car sits on 90 degrees. in my eyes that's plenty safe. but on the highway or at idle (as I don't have an a/c thermo fan) the motor runs at about 115 degrees.

now I decided to use as hubk as I cherish my fingers to check the viscous hub. this test is to see when the fan kicks in without a/c on. engine running use said stick to bring fan to a stop some slight resistance to hold it in place and stop it from spinning. engine temp rose to 115 and that's when I decided to pull the stick the fan spins and then it locked as I couldn't get it to stop again. this tells me the fan is fine as they wont lock up while stopped as they will just slip the fluid on the inside.

so to recap thermostat is new radiator is brand new alloy NON EBAY clutch fan is good water pump is good. im at a lose. at 100km/h its on 115 come back to 80 and it dropes to 90 with aircon off.

at 100 the fan really doesn't do much as there should be sufficient flow to cool but for some reason im not getting enough cooling. bull bar is not in the way of flow the spotties don't sit infront of the grill so got me buggered and honestly frustrated

[the evil twin]

115 degrees is really hot cobber, that is bad juju.

Radiator Cap been replaced and cooling sytem pressure tested?

[dakka1]

yep sure has

[the evil twin]

yep sure has

.... sheeeeeeit, man... no wonder your frustrated.
'fraid I am out of ideas... next step is probably an exorcism

[dakka1]

can see through the condenser clear as day to

[salmon3268]

Is your intake blocked or clogged up at all?

[bigkevlittletruck]

I know its a new thermostat but I would double check it I've had new ones play up. And I modified my scowling so the fan sucks through the whole radiator now never gets over 85 with the aircon on