When my car gets past 220* it acts up. Please Help!!
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When my car gets past 220* it acts up. Please Help!!
Alright my car is finally on the road after 2 month of sitting in the driveway. When I drive it for like 10 minutes it works great, but then when the temp gets above 220 it starts acting up. The opti, plugs, wires, coil were all replaced about 4 months ago. When the car gets past 220, the idle is really rough almost to the point its gunna stall, and it hesitates badly under acceleration, and can get past 30 mph, then suddenly it kicks in and goes. I have no clue what this could be. My fan is still programmed at 240 i think, but I have a 160* thermostat, i guess thats not working. So what else should i check? fuel Filter? clogged cat?
What? ANY help would be great
Thanks alot!!!
What? ANY help would be great
Thanks alot!!!
#2
first off...why is your car reaching 220 after 10 minutes of driving??
sounds like you need to address taht first.
the hesitation is probably detonation, and the knock sensor is pulling timing...alot of it!
did you use an LT1 specific stat?
did you bleed the coolant system?
is your waterpump functioning properly?
have you flushed your radiator?
sounds like you need to address taht first.
the hesitation is probably detonation, and the knock sensor is pulling timing...alot of it!
did you use an LT1 specific stat?
did you bleed the coolant system?
is your waterpump functioning properly?
have you flushed your radiator?
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Originally posted by teke184
first off...why is your car reaching 220 after 10 minutes of driving??
sounds like you need to address taht first.
the hesitation is probably detonation, and the knock sensor is pulling timing...alot of it!
did you use an LT1 specific stat? Yes
did you bleed the coolant system? Sort of. I never knew really how to do it
is your waterpump functioning properly? I dont know How do I find out?
have you flushed your radiator? Yes
first off...why is your car reaching 220 after 10 minutes of driving??
sounds like you need to address taht first.
the hesitation is probably detonation, and the knock sensor is pulling timing...alot of it!
did you use an LT1 specific stat? Yes
did you bleed the coolant system? Sort of. I never knew really how to do it
is your waterpump functioning properly? I dont know How do I find out?
have you flushed your radiator? Yes
Thanks!
#7
A 160 degree t-stat isn't going to do much good unless you have the fans programmed to come on at a lower temp.
Go to Shoebox's site :
Click on coolant drain and refill, look at his pictures for the bleeder screws, and kinda follow those steps.
Go to Shoebox's site :
Click on coolant drain and refill, look at his pictures for the bleeder screws, and kinda follow those steps.
#11
with the car running at normal operating temp open one of the two bleeder screws next to the intake elbow. Wait until you get a steady stream of coolant out of the hole then close it. Do the same with the other located just under the intake elbow.
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like from a cold start what is the normal operating temp, i mean like how long would i have it idle to get it up to normal operating temp.
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When I drive it for like 10 minutes it works great, but then when the temp gets above 220 it starts acting up.
I would look into the O2s first...
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