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24th March 2019, 08:46 PM
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My Temp
hello all and first let me say thank you in advance for any help that can be given. Now i have a 1988 GQ turbo 4.2. I yanked out the engine and had that baby fully rebuilt from the ground up. Then while that was being done i brought a 3 core radiator with twin thermal fans ready to keep this baby cool. Had the gearbox checked and chucked a heavy duty clutch in while at it. So now i have one slight problem my temp sits just shy of the im bloody going to pop my lid in a min if i go any higher but its not boiling. Now if i go by what is called within normal range it is fine but before i has the engine rebuilt i never went over the half way mark no mater what i was doing. I have checked everything that one can check on there own and i ended up gutting my thermostat to bring the temp down which it did but still over the half way mark and thats sitting at 100kms not towing, Now i am thinking that maybe i should slap a scoop on the bonnet to help but i didnt have this problem before the engine was rebuilt. I am only trying to solve this problem myself cause them money i have saved for my baby is for air suspension seats for her and not for some clown to say og well try this and well try that. If it not boiling should i be worried ?.
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24th March 2019 08:46 PM
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24th March 2019, 08:52 PM
#2
Smart like tractor
Get rid of the thermo fans. Not once have I heard of anyone having success with thermos on a TD.
96 GQ coil/Cab
08 G6eT
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24th March 2019, 09:02 PM
#3
Administrator
Definitely try the above first as that’s an easy test costing nothing.
If still a problem have a look at the ufi fan hub. I’ve had issues for years when only towing and just put an oem radiator in and ufi fan and it’s unbelievably perfect!
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24th March 2019, 09:07 PM
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thank you will get on to it tomorrow morning
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24th March 2019, 09:11 PM
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Smart like tractor
Make sure you have all of the radiator shroud, including the little removable bit at the bottom of the shroud
96 GQ coil/Cab
08 G6eT
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24th March 2019, 09:12 PM
#6
Patrol Guru
Originally Posted by
AB
Definitely try the above first as that’s an easy test costing nothing.
If still a problem have a look at the ufi fan hub. I’ve had issues for years when only towing and just put an oem radiator in and ufi fan and it’s unbelievably perfect!
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Still running standard blades Andy or are they part of the swap?
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24th March 2019, 10:03 PM
#7
Administrator
Originally Posted by
0-TJ-0
Still running standard blades Andy or are they part of the swap?
Nah they are different are different blades mate.
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25th March 2019, 12:19 PM
#8
I am he, fear me
Did you burp the rad to get out any air locks?
Did you take the mech fan off?
If so do you have the bits to refit it?
Are the elec fans set up as push or pull?
Are the elec fans constantly running?
Is it def running that hot or is it possibly a temp sender issue?
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25th March 2019, 10:22 PM
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As ET kindly suggests above mate, best installing an aftermarket real numbers temp gauge, IMHO even a cheapo copper wire jobbie would suffice for some clarity on Centigrade true and go from there/here
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26th March 2019, 02:25 PM
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^^^^^What he said. Get a gauge in there to tell you what the temps are really doing first.
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