Pegged the temp gauge, damage ?
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Joined: Jun 2011
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I guess you haven't done any obvious, severe damage, but by overheating it, you have damaged it, and sooner or later, when you have forgotten allllllllll about it, enjoying your false sense of security, it'll getcha.........you hear me?.........IT'LL GETCHA!!!!
Hey, man, I'm just pulling your leg!! Your engine's fine........probably. D'oh, there I go again, with the leg-pulling!
Scott
Hey, man, I'm just pulling your leg!! Your engine's fine........probably. D'oh, there I go again, with the leg-pulling!
Scott
As stated above, to be sure a pressure test should be done.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 955
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From: Jersey Shore
Better send that motor to me to check it out... if you dont hear back from me you know its running good 
Get rid of those fan controllers and make one yourself. When I saw that there was smoke coming from under my hood, and a small FIRE consuming my fan controller, I knew it was time to build on the right way.
Mine is very simple and consists of:
2 Hella 40A headlight relays
2 weather-tight 10 gauge in line fuse holders
1 195* temperature switch
and some 10 gauge wire to go from the alternator to the relays, then from the relays to the fans, and then from the fans to the frame (ground)
Racing, cruising, and beach traffic... Never had one issue.
If you want, I can look up my part numbers and make a quick wiring diagram.
Get rid of those fan controllers and make one yourself. When I saw that there was smoke coming from under my hood, and a small FIRE consuming my fan controller, I knew it was time to build on the right way.
Mine is very simple and consists of:
2 Hella 40A headlight relays
2 weather-tight 10 gauge in line fuse holders
1 195* temperature switch
and some 10 gauge wire to go from the alternator to the relays, then from the relays to the fans, and then from the fans to the frame (ground)
Racing, cruising, and beach traffic... Never had one issue.
If you want, I can look up my part numbers and make a quick wiring diagram.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,948
Likes: 72
From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
Hate to be a downer as always, but my experience resembles what you say above. Fan belt breaks on the highway (ac removed so no backup belt) and by the time i shut it off its up to 280. Put a new belt on and everything seems normal for a month or 2 then all of sudden it starts eating coolant. The aluminum head tends to lift in the center losing its clamping force. The gasket blows between the middle cylinders.
As stated above, to be sure a pressure test should be done.
As stated above, to be sure a pressure test should be done.
Scott
You just lost the game!!!
