[Shotimes] Cooling Problem

[rcedelman@comcast.net]

This is exactly it... I've noticed the engine temp slowly getting hotter over the past couple of months. I haven't replaced the temp sender, that may very well be original, but you can really feel the heat coming off the car after driving it, and it seems to take absolutely forever to cool down.

Also, the cooling system was burped when I put the new water pump in, and I haven't had to add coolant since.  Perhaps a power flush deal might help a little bit, but I'm doubting it.



> Rich:
>  One other thought. When I changed my radiator, it was because the engine
> temperature started to slowly get hotter in the same situations where before
> it ran cool. Has this slowly come about or was it pretty fast change? Mine
> was cured with the new radiator. I forgot: Has the gauge sender been changed
> too?
> .
> .
> .
> 
> 
> > Original radiator, yes. Cap, fluid, and all hoses changed, along with the
> thermostat, when I put a new waterpump in March '03. I do run warm in
> traffic, open highway is fine, unless I turn on the a/c, and even then the
> engine temp starts to climb. I don't have to replace the fluid at all and
> I'm not getting any antifreeze smell, so I haven't even thought that I
> screwed up the water pump, heh.
> >
> > I'll go out to my car on lunch and see if there's any debris by the a/c
> condenser, and maybe price a new radiator.
> >
> >
> > > Rich:
> > >  If the fan is running at all, maybe you have some clogging in the
> radiator.
> > > This is very common on cars that don't have the anti-freeze changed
> regular.
> > > Any idea when it was last changed? Radiator still original? Have you
> changed
> > > the radiator cap? They are almost always bad and if yours is not holding
> the
> > > correct pressure in the system, cooling will suffer. How old is the
> > > thermostat? Are you starting to run warm in traffic or what is the exact
> > > problem? Lastly check for debris, especially between A/C condenser and
> the
> > > radiator. It's not that big of a space and I have seen a good bit junk
> > > collect there!
> > > .
> > > .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Well, I just went and ran the EEC tests. Again, no codes, but that's
> fine
> > > as there's no codes for the fans, heh.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, the fans came on and I heard the higher speed, but it wasn't
> very
> > > loud at all, seemed kind of weak to me actually. I remember the higher
> fan
> > > speed being reasonably loud.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone in the Kansas City area with an ATX SHO by chance?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Rich:
> > > > >  Run the EEC-IV test. This will cycle the ATX fan thru it's
> different
> > > > > speeds. If you don't hear the higher speed you may have lost one of
> the
> > > 2
> > > > > fans. It may be the fan motor or the relay box. Can you find another
> ATX
> > > SHO
> > > > > to swap IRCM's? Is any fan running at all?
> > > > > .
> > > > > .
> > > > >
> > > > > > I've got a 95 ATX which seems to have some cooling problems. It
> seems
> > > like
> > > > > the
> > > > > > fans never kick in to high speed at all. Aren't they supposed to
> do so
> > > > > when
> > > > > > you turn the a/c to max? If so, well then they don't... No codes
> are
> > > being
> > > > > > thrown at all either. I'm tempted to replace ECT and temp sender
> unit
> > > for
> > > > > > good measure, but I'm thinking it's more likely the IRCM.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any thoughts, suggestions?