High Temps = High Temps
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This weekend I'm going to blow mine out with compressed air....
question: What kind of air adapter thingy do you use to get all up in there???? Pictures please!!
Thanks to everyone for your posts on this -- you are a wealth of knowledge!
question: What kind of air adapter thingy do you use to get all up in there???? Pictures please!!
Thanks to everyone for your posts on this -- you are a wealth of knowledge!
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There is a procedure to burp the system.
Have you checked for debris between the radiator and condenser? Remove the cowl on top and inspect between them. You may have material build up. Compressed air and a lint brush from Home Depot works well. Never use a brush to go up and down on the fins, brush along the fins.
Have you checked for debris between the radiator and condenser? Remove the cowl on top and inspect between them. You may have material build up. Compressed air and a lint brush from Home Depot works well. Never use a brush to go up and down on the fins, brush along the fins.
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Bottom-Feeder
First off I LOVE my 2003-C5. But, the C5 is truly a bottom-feeder. Thanks to the jerks that do now know how to mow their yards by sending the grass clippings onto the roads. A large mass of it had sucked up to the top of my radiator. My air compressor and about an hour of work cleared it all out. I can safely suggest my 'running-hot-in-traffic' problems are completely history !!!! Thanks for the info !!
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I did not lift my car but I did take my washing brush to the radiator from under the car as best as possible and didn't notice any difference in temps. I didn't see much of any grass in there. Just some light dust. I don't know if an compressed air can will do much in my situation. I'll attempt to get the front off the ground this weekend and take a peak.
-Alex
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Standstill temps will also vary based on road surface. Asphalt tends to generate far more heat specifically from it's color, design and density compared to concrete. When sitting on concrete, the fans are sucking very hot air from the road surface of the which in the case of ashpalt can gete as high as 150 in the houston sun.
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I did not lift my car but I did take my washing brush to the radiator from under the car as best as possible and didn't notice any difference in temps. I didn't see much of any grass in there. Just some light dust. I don't know if an compressed air can will do much in my situation. I'll attempt to get the front off the ground this weekend and take a peak.
-Alex
-Alex
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That's what she said.
I just couldn't resist.
And I'll add that a new radiator is not too expensive and not to labor intensive, so if your car is 8+ years old, it might be worth the investment.
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Originally Posted by wcdaniel
I thought there was no way more stuff could come out but I was wrong. Stuff just kept coming out.
I thought there was no way more stuff could come out but I was wrong. Stuff just kept coming out.
:o
Last edited by wcdaniel; Aug 13, 2010 at 07:54 PM. Reason: whuups
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In our humidity and heat here in FL, at highway speeds daytime temps in the upper 90's I run between 196-198, AC on... pure stock. In the evening hours it settles to 196.
