Small Heart Attack On My Way Home
#11
The first rebuild I ever did, I added water to the car and fired her up. She ran and I was excited as hell! I was underneath the car on the creeper looking for leaks. I let her idle for about 5 minutes while I was underneath her. After that, I got up to look at the gauges....water temp was 105C!!!!! I almost **** a brick!...turned her off, let her cool down and added some more water. She was fine after that, but MAN...I was so lucky I got up at 5 minutes instead of 6 minutes.
#12
that sucks... but like its been said if it was built good it should have a problem with the lil extra heat. ask me how i know.lol
i dunno what would be worse, blowing the engine cause of a lil overheating or crashing the car cause your looking at your commander....
i dunno what would be worse, blowing the engine cause of a lil overheating or crashing the car cause your looking at your commander....
#14
Originally Posted by CGeek2k' date='Jan 22 2004, 04:45 PM
I hope I dont sound too ignorant, but what exactly is the safe limit for temp?
if you're ignorant, then I am too
#15
Originally Posted by CGeek2k' date='Jan 22 2004, 12:45 PM
I hope I dont sound too ignorant, but what exactly is the safe limit for temp?
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Mechanic found the problem. I was running my electric fan the stupid way. I searched out a 12V source in a unused plug near the front coil pack. I pulled the 12V wire and was running the fan w/ it. It overheated the circuit and melted a plug up by the firewall and melted a relay box. It is white and is under the brake booster.
I am in need of one if anyone has a junker parts car and wants to sell it. I need the plug too so I need you to cut the wire below the plug.
I am in need of one if anyone has a junker parts car and wants to sell it. I need the plug too so I need you to cut the wire below the plug.
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BTW - The corrrect way to run the fan would be a heavy guage wire from the battery to the fan. Then use a relay to ground it.
That will be how its setup after we fix this.
It never ends.......
That will be how its setup after we fix this.
It never ends.......
#20
Originally Posted by Jims5543' date='Jan 22 2004, 01:27 PM
BTW - The corrrect way to run the fan would be a heavy guage wire from the battery to the fan. Then use a relay to ground it.
That will be how its setup after we fix this.
It never ends.......
That will be how its setup after we fix this.
It never ends.......
a. factory looking
b. fused
and c. um well things come in 3's
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