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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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I think you have blockage in the fins of the rad. It's really hard to see.
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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If you want to end high temps at long stop lights and when traveling slowly you can do what I did I ran a switched hot wire to the right side fan.

I added a switch where the power port was inside of the center arm rest.

Now my car is well behaved other than getting a little warm when pulling long hills, just like every other corvette I owned.

Everything else works just like before I added the switch and wire.

I pulled the power off the hot side of the running lights, which I don't have the fuse in.
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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I found this advertised here on the Forum, thinking about getting one for the hot summer months here in Memphis.



Website: http://www.saccitycorvette.com/COOLITv2.html
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 08:18 AM
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are you talking about your water temp or your oil temp?
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by WildWolf
are you talking about your water temp or your oil temp?
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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that is high! I sometimes see my oil temps get up to those levels- never my water temps
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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I finally got to pull some plastic off the engine to inspect the cooling fins. There is a ton of grass stuck in there. You guys were right about sucking up a lot of debris.
I have tried to use my air compressor to clean out the junk from the engine side. The one problem that I have is too small of a air compressor.
Other than buying a bigger compressor, does anyone have another suggestion on cleaning out this gunk?
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