Im looking at shoebox's page about cooling and such (my car is running really hot so im trying to figure out why) I just put a 160* tstat in. but i see its not like the stock one. i was told this is ok.. upon seeing this http://csce.uark.edu/~jgbertr/rb/tstat.jpg i have the one thats got the big red cross through it (figures) What difference does it make, what does or does not the cooling system do with this type of tstat.. And will that be part of the reason its running so hot?

 

That's probably it. You should not use a SBC thermostat on an LT1. If you bought the 160 t-stat from Autozone, that isn't the right one.

 

ahh ion thank you damn autozone

 

Because the SBC thermostat does not have the extended portion, it does not seal off the orifice below the thermostat. What that does (when you don't have the long thermostat) is allow some of the coolant that is coming from the engine to mix with the coolant coming from the radiator (instead of each bypassing each other and going where it is supposed to). Your system will still work, but not be as efficient as it should. Some people claim it works ok for them. I would assume they live in a cooler climate. Better to have the right thermostat in there, so it works like it is supposed to.

 

order one from summit.......i think its like 26.00$$ total including shipping and get a Hypertech one part # 1008.....works great in my car!!! actually it keeps it right at like 170-180 now...now im just waiting on putting my gears in my car along with a power tune up from brain over on houston f body forum!! plus my 3.73 gears!!

 

3.73s are an awesome addon in my opinon..
i got the stock tstat back in place.. i hear a fan kick on unti my gauge was 3/4 of the way burried is that normal? im going to make a manual switch tomarrow i belive. So that should eliminate that, but still is that normal?

 

3/4 of the way down is around 140-160 degrees. Seems fine to me. my car is like that too with my t stat. I think it might stuck open all the time so on the highway it run cooler than 160. It cools down even quicker when I start moving compared to the stock t-stat so I'm not complaining.

 

i ment 3/4 of the way burried twords the red side

 

Recheck that you have no air in the system.

 

i did i went back a few times actually.. i opened it all the way so that i was a nice squrt gun style stream (only the one by the alt cuz the elbow was on) and it was nice a clean

 

It really depends on the accuracy of the gauge and both temp sensors. The only way to get a better idea of what is happening is to use a scanner to see what the pcm sees.

 

ill try and do that asap.. thanks for the input guys.. also how come it seems like my car gets hot FAST..i let it idle for 10 mins i cant touch anything on the engine cuz its DAMN hot.. might just be my imagination though .. might have been running longer

 

u need to drain ur other line by the elbow..and check your guage thingy all theway to the left of the car it says COOLANT ONLY!! and be sure to fill up the radiator one too...and when you fill it up be sure you have the car runing and mix half with water...but the other one to the LEFT you need to check that and be sure its ok!! cause if it is low you will run HOT!! plus without bleeding the other coolant line it will run hot quick..it happen to me cause i didnt think i had to bleed the one by the elbow..but you have too...good luck!!

 

o and you need to have the car running while you drain the lines...when you start to see coolant come out that means it clear!!

 

ill drive it around a little today.. and get her nice and hot.. then take elbow back off (PITA to get it back on the cai on a 93) and bleed the Tstat bleeder.. im sure when the stats not open that bleeder dosent do much and i dont think i had it open when i was bleeding