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Old 07-01-2015, 06:49 PM
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I have only owned this 1995 Corvette since Oct. of last year, so I have never driven it in hot weather. I live in a beach resort area so in the summer, there are a lot of tourists and traffic!!! My car has just started overheating since the weather got warm. I have heard that the C4's are known to have this issue. How can I correct the overheating problem? Thanks!
Old 07-01-2015, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Bmblbee48
I have only owned this 1995 Corvette since Oct. of last year, so I have never driven it in hot weather. I live in a beach resort area so in the summer, there are a lot of tourists and traffic!!! My car has just started overheating since the weather got warm. I have heard that the C4's are known to have this issue. How can I correct the overheating problem? Thanks!
When the air conditioner is being used the fans operate all the time to help cooling the engine coolant.
Old 07-01-2015, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Bmblbee48
I have only owned this 1995 Corvette since Oct. of last year, so I have never driven it in hot weather. I live in a beach resort area so in the summer, there are a lot of tourists and traffic!!! My car has just started overheating since the weather got warm. I have heard that the C4's are known to have this issue. How can I correct the overheating problem? Thanks!
What are your temps that you are worried about. If you are talking 230 on the digital its not overheating. Also since you live in a beach town you get no slack. Seriously your fans should go on at 228 and cool it down.
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Originally Posted by Bmblbee48
I have only owned this 1995 Corvette since Oct. of last year, so I have never driven it in hot weather. I live in a beach resort area so in the summer, there are a lot of tourists and traffic!!! My car has just started overheating since the weather got warm. I have heard that the C4's are known to have this issue. How can I correct the overheating problem? Thanks!
If all fluids are good and both upper and lower hoses get hot it is most likely crap inbetween the radiator and the condenser. Pull the top radiator shrould off and clean inbetween. They are fast vacumme cleaners might just be one of the tourists plastic bags sucked up in there.
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Have fun with the six 7 mm screws in the front I used a flat ratchet wrench and a bit of ele tape to hold them
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I never put those suckers back.
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I never put those suckers back.
I thought about it

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