Hot at idle
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Hot at idle
As I’ve read many times some of these like to creep up on temp at long idle on hot days. Mine will jump to 220° and if left idle will go to 235-240°. Cruises 197-201°. So I was looking at a way to increase under hood air flow. I just removed the rubber seal at the rear of the hood by the cowl and will see what happens.
My question is: has anyone tried this yet and if so, did it help any? I plan to drive mine tomorrow and see.
My question is: has anyone tried this yet and if so, did it help any? I plan to drive mine tomorrow and see.
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As I’ve read many times some of these like to creep up on temp at long idle on hot days. Mine will jump to 220° and if left idle will go to 235-240°. Cruises 197-201°. So I was looking at a way to increase under hood air flow. I just removed the rubber seal at the rear of the hood by the cowl and will see what happens.
My question is: has anyone tried this yet and if so, did it help any? I plan to drive mine tomorrow and see.
My question is: has anyone tried this yet and if so, did it help any? I plan to drive mine tomorrow and see.
The second part to this, is when was the last time that you water spray cleaned both the radiator, and the condenser, to knock out any build up in the coils,back out there front side. You tube will cover you on how to remove the top cover to get access to the back side of the condenser, as well as some water wands tools that work great to get into the tight spaces. Also, help to get under the front of the car to check to see if you sucked up a plastic trash bag that is blocking the flow of air through the condenser in the first place.
