had a chance to drive my car today and it still overheats ive changed my water pump to a flokool, 180 mr g hf stat, new 3row rad, and a electric fan, 50/50 new coolant i even let the fan run constantly and it still heated up, where do i go from here. very frustrated any help

 

How hot did it get?Is the upper rad hose getting hot? Is the lower rad hose cooler then the upper hose? Is your gage reading correct?Is there steam come off the engine or rad?Can you see coolant circulating in the rad when engine is hot?Have you put a pressure gage on rad?Do you have lots of heat comming out of heater?Do you have A/C is condensor clean?

 

I read your previous post, you stated that it heated up at speeds. Is the air deflector on the bottom of the radiator supportt still in place?I had the same problem on a late 80's trans-am I picked upseveral years ago cheap because it kept overheating at speed, the owner was told it was a headgasket, so he sold it dirt cheap, I replaced the lower air deflector that was missing, and it never got hot again. Just a idea.

 

once it got to 240 i let up and it would stay at 230. top hose is warm bottom hose is cooler, i tested my gauge in hot water so i know thats not it, the rad is new with cap b4 i drove it i let it warm up and took top off rad and coolant comes gushing out, heat works fine there is no a/c, no air dam electric fan

 

If the lower hose is cooler then water is circulating and the radiator is letting off heat. Not sure about your previous post but wondering about your timing, is is correct?

 

Head gasket!

Mike

 

Not showing any signs that point to head gasket. Where should my timing b set at

 

At 230 degrees the top rad hose should be hot,too hot to hold your hand on.I would double check the thermostat,take it out and boil it.when you have it out remove water pump belt run eng [cold ] and check for bubbles in thermostat hole.If there is bubbles it is proberly the head gasket.better get a second opinion on checking for bubbles I beleive that is how it is done but not 100%sure!Goodluck I would have taken a slege hammer to it by now lol.

 

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Stupid question are the fans turning the right way.do you have a expansion tank for the coolant.

 

have you found the problem yet? another stupid question , did you re install the fan belt when you installed the electric fan?

 

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