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Someone please help me! Last winter the head gasket finally gave way. The car set for awhile and I saved up some money. I redid everything....I even purchased a new head from FWD. I am now 3500 miles in and except for the fuel pump not keeping up I thought things were working flawless.(Im still using the conversion kit from FM....Ordering the 255 soon) Today (its super swampy hot) and I notice that the temp gauge was rising a bit higher than usual. When I got home I heard that sound that dreadful sound of bubbling into the overflow. Just to fill everyone in
1 When I bought the car some idiot had put the wrong head gasket on the car...closing off some ports. (original problem that I thought had plagued me) thought that I would avoid any problem and just buy a new head-
2 Im using new radiator cap, and new themostat (which even if failing would stay wide open)
3 I even added a small air scoop for air flow (I hate rice but it is funcional!) moved the battery to the back and pulled filter onto tray.
4 Had the radiator recored...cleaned stock intercooler
5 Ive even bought a bigger fan and wired it to run constant
6 To be extra careful I even took the head in to the machine shop when he was porting and polishing everything else. I was not real happy with what showed up form FWD and I wanted to be on the safe side.
7 It only seems to do this on hot hot hot days but what gives? I have not even bought or installed AC so I am sure it would make it even worse.
Has anyone else encoutered the same problem? The car is an 86-2.2, S60 grangered, 3 inch Dynomax no cat, bored 30 over/forged,+40, under drive with no AC, SB filter, bigger electric fan....and I am sure a bunch of stuff that I cant remember because of my frustration! My wife is already pissed that I have stuck so much money in the car. I had to promise that she could run her at the track this summer....If I don't figure this out with limited amount of money she will be driving Christine (my wife calls the car that) most of the summer...I guess Im whipped by both my girls. I will be eternally grateful for any and all suggestions that are offered. I remain a very dissapointed and sad #84GLHS.
1 When I bought the car some idiot had put the wrong head gasket on the car...closing off some ports. (original problem that I thought had plagued me) thought that I would avoid any problem and just buy a new head-
2 Im using new radiator cap, and new themostat (which even if failing would stay wide open)
3 I even added a small air scoop for air flow (I hate rice but it is funcional!) moved the battery to the back and pulled filter onto tray.
4 Had the radiator recored...cleaned stock intercooler
5 Ive even bought a bigger fan and wired it to run constant
6 To be extra careful I even took the head in to the machine shop when he was porting and polishing everything else. I was not real happy with what showed up form FWD and I wanted to be on the safe side.
7 It only seems to do this on hot hot hot days but what gives? I have not even bought or installed AC so I am sure it would make it even worse.
Has anyone else encoutered the same problem? The car is an 86-2.2, S60 grangered, 3 inch Dynomax no cat, bored 30 over/forged,+40, under drive with no AC, SB filter, bigger electric fan....and I am sure a bunch of stuff that I cant remember because of my frustration! My wife is already pissed that I have stuck so much money in the car. I had to promise that she could run her at the track this summer....If I don't figure this out with limited amount of money she will be driving Christine (my wife calls the car that) most of the summer...I guess Im whipped by both my girls. I will be eternally grateful for any and all suggestions that are offered. I remain a very dissapointed and sad #84GLHS.