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wensum · 07-29-2019, 08:16 PM

My motor is similar spec to yours and I run an aluminium radiator. It appears to be running too cool most of the time and only in heavy stop-start traffic do I need to switch the electric fan on. I have a thermostat with its guts removed to slow down the flow and a Ford Falcon water pump fitted. I've tried fitting an 80 degree thermostat a couple of times in the top hose, but in each case it resulted in the motor boiling fairly quickly?

07-29-2019, 08:16 PM	#7
wensum Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 444	Re: Hot 4 Banger radiator question My motor is similar spec to yours and I run an aluminium radiator. It appears to be running too cool most of the time and only in heavy stop-start traffic do I need to switch the electric fan on. I have a thermostat with its guts removed to slow down the flow and a Ford Falcon water pump fitted. I've tried fitting an 80 degree thermostat a couple of times in the top hose, but in each case it resulted in the motor boiling fairly quickly?