jjklongisland
Registered User
Ok, I am getting super frustrated. So to get the whole story this is what I have done to the car in the past year regarding the cooling system...
1. Replaced water pump when I first got my car when I did timing cover gasket
2. Replaced leaky radiator when I noticed the radiator was leaking
3. Dreaded head gasket failure at 114k miles, mechanic sent out heads to get fluxed and new felpro gaskets, new stock thermostat (195 I think)
4. Noticed fan wasn't working properly, turned out after installing temperature gauge the low speed was not kicking on. High speed would kick on a 229 and off at 220.
5. Decided to replace stock fan with aftermarket 2300 cfm electric fan and added a deralle fan controller setting it to come on at 190 off at 185 also changed thermostat to 180 degree.
Yesterday after changing the fan I got it set and it was working fine in the driveway after it got up to temp. It was turning the fan on at 190 and it would shut off at 185. Then went for a test drive and went out and noticed the temp was still climbing. It seemed like the fan could never get the motor to recover. When stopped the fan would lower the temp but only by a few degrees and then once driving it would climb. Even on the highway the temp was staying around 220... When I got home I left the car running and it took forever for it to recover. It never got below 187. The fan would not shut off.
Does anybody have any ideas... Could the head gasket job not have been done right? Maybe the heads were not fluxed properly... Would those cause this issue. Thats my only thought as to why she isnt running cooler. Even on the highway she should recover. I am losing my patience... I really want to drive her with the new interior in and I cant. I have only put about 100 miles on the car since the head gaskets were done because with only the high speed fan working she would get into the high 230's sometimes... What tests can be done to see if the head gaskets held up or see if the head isnt cracked. No white smoke which is good. THe check engine light comes on after about 10 minutes of driving. Replaced the 02 sensors but it still comes on.
1. Replaced water pump when I first got my car when I did timing cover gasket
2. Replaced leaky radiator when I noticed the radiator was leaking
3. Dreaded head gasket failure at 114k miles, mechanic sent out heads to get fluxed and new felpro gaskets, new stock thermostat (195 I think)
4. Noticed fan wasn't working properly, turned out after installing temperature gauge the low speed was not kicking on. High speed would kick on a 229 and off at 220.
5. Decided to replace stock fan with aftermarket 2300 cfm electric fan and added a deralle fan controller setting it to come on at 190 off at 185 also changed thermostat to 180 degree.
Yesterday after changing the fan I got it set and it was working fine in the driveway after it got up to temp. It was turning the fan on at 190 and it would shut off at 185. Then went for a test drive and went out and noticed the temp was still climbing. It seemed like the fan could never get the motor to recover. When stopped the fan would lower the temp but only by a few degrees and then once driving it would climb. Even on the highway the temp was staying around 220... When I got home I left the car running and it took forever for it to recover. It never got below 187. The fan would not shut off.
Does anybody have any ideas... Could the head gasket job not have been done right? Maybe the heads were not fluxed properly... Would those cause this issue. Thats my only thought as to why she isnt running cooler. Even on the highway she should recover. I am losing my patience... I really want to drive her with the new interior in and I cant. I have only put about 100 miles on the car since the head gaskets were done because with only the high speed fan working she would get into the high 230's sometimes... What tests can be done to see if the head gaskets held up or see if the head isnt cracked. No white smoke which is good. THe check engine light comes on after about 10 minutes of driving. Replaced the 02 sensors but it still comes on.