BALTANAKT
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Berthoud, CO
And maintain a normal 210 operating temp? What did you get, and where did you get it?
Anybody replace their water pump lately?
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- Location
- West Sacramento, CA
From Summit Racing, but it’s in the buggy so hard to compare to a normal vehicle. Seems to keep it operating well though.
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
Hesco water pump. I have a big, heavy beast at 6k feet where it's harder to cool. It has a 4.1, 11-1 compression ratio ported HO head, Hesco water pump and cam, ported throttle body, Mopar headers into a 2.5 inch exhaust. It's on 35's, beats kids in Audi's off the line and only needs the electric fan in multiple stoplights in 90-degree weather or climbing in 4-lo at 11k feet. And burp it multiple times.
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Unclewolverine
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Kansas
Cheapo O'Reilly unit works as good as anything else in my mail rig. Can't think of much harsher conditions.
- Location
- In a strange land
Napa.
Which I think is Gates.
No issues.
Also running a Champion Radiator (BC1183? Something like that...too tired to go look it up).
Which I think is Gates.
No issues.
Also running a Champion Radiator (BC1183? Something like that...too tired to go look it up).
- Location
- REDLANDS, CA. (SoCal)
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
I just redid my most of my cooling system.
Radiator (leaked), water pump, fan clutch, fan shroud, belt, thermostat, thermostat housing, inlet pipe, hoses and fan switch (mine's a Renix).
Radiator (OSC), thermostat and housing (Motorad), fan switch (Standard) came from Rock Auto.
Fan shroud (some Chi knockoff), belt (Continental), water pump (Gates), fan clutch (Hayden), inlet pipe (Dorman), hoses (gates) came from Amazon.
Didn't overheat but leaked coolant very slowly and only when hot.. As long as I kept it topped off, it was OK. Ran for years like this. As I prepared for recent smog test, I decided it was time. Previous radiator was swapped in around 2007, likely along with the wp, and belt. In the 24 years I've owned it, I never changed the fan clutch. It appeared to be the original.
Still no sign of any overheating, even on hot Socal day, stuck in traffic or a long red light. Temp gauge just barely goes past the 210 mark in this condition. Once moving again, or in cooler weather (~ mid 70's) gauge sits below 210. Best part, no coolant loss.
Radiator (leaked), water pump, fan clutch, fan shroud, belt, thermostat, thermostat housing, inlet pipe, hoses and fan switch (mine's a Renix).
Radiator (OSC), thermostat and housing (Motorad), fan switch (Standard) came from Rock Auto.
Fan shroud (some Chi knockoff), belt (Continental), water pump (Gates), fan clutch (Hayden), inlet pipe (Dorman), hoses (gates) came from Amazon.
Didn't overheat but leaked coolant very slowly and only when hot.. As long as I kept it topped off, it was OK. Ran for years like this. As I prepared for recent smog test, I decided it was time. Previous radiator was swapped in around 2007, likely along with the wp, and belt. In the 24 years I've owned it, I never changed the fan clutch. It appeared to be the original.
Still no sign of any overheating, even on hot Socal day, stuck in traffic or a long red light. Temp gauge just barely goes past the 210 mark in this condition. Once moving again, or in cooler weather (~ mid 70's) gauge sits below 210. Best part, no coolant loss.
