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Buy Richard Newton's book "101 Projects for your 1984-1996 Corvette" He has some real good articles on how to clean out your debris and fix overheating problems. If you want, I can make a copy and send it to you next week. email me at corvetteronw@hotmail.com with your snail-mail address. 
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Sound like you have air in the system.If the water doesn't touch the sensor it won't turn the fans on .pull the upper hose or jack the right side of the car up to burp it.
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Originally Posted by kdog3445
Guys. I have a 85. Flushed the raditaor out the other day and now the the fan does not kick in. Over heats real fast.
what did I do? New t-stat??
what did I do? New t-stat??
If not it could be the fan switch it opertates by engine heat. Car gets hot the fan kicks in.
Buy a manual.
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KDog-
After you troubleshoot your fan issues and other cooling system problems....check out either Red Line Oil's "Water Wetter" or Royal Purple's "Purple Ice".
http://www.royalpurple.com/prodsa/prpice.html
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_coolant.asp
They are pretty much the same thing...a coolant additive that improves the cooling properties of, well, coolant, as well as lubricates your system.
I drive an old 77 International Scout with a 345 daily...that thing could heat an airplane hanger at idle.
Needless to say I use it.
Best of luck and have a good one.
After you troubleshoot your fan issues and other cooling system problems....check out either Red Line Oil's "Water Wetter" or Royal Purple's "Purple Ice".
http://www.royalpurple.com/prodsa/prpice.html
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_coolant.asp
They are pretty much the same thing...a coolant additive that improves the cooling properties of, well, coolant, as well as lubricates your system.
I drive an old 77 International Scout with a 345 daily...that thing could heat an airplane hanger at idle.
Needless to say I use it.
Best of luck and have a good one.
Last edited by DukeDiablo; Aug 1, 2004 at 08:12 AM.
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From: Mobile AL
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by AZ Z51
Sound like you have air in the system.If the water doesn't touch the sensor it won't turn the fans on .pull the upper hose or jack the right side of the car up to burp it.
Fan thermostat will not turn on if it isn't immersed in water. The air never gets hot enough to turn it on. Burp it.