stevecbr929
15+ Year Contributor
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- Oct 21, 2007
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Marina,
California
What's up? I'm pretty much out of options. Been doing this for a little while now, so pretty familiar with what I'm doing - done a few rebuilds & at least half a dozen head gaskets, but at this point I'm about ready to get out the sledgehammer and take out a little frustration on my engine.
Started a few weeks ago running hot - around 216-223 according to link. I've been running around 200 average prior to all this. Nothing had been done to the car for over a month when this started happening. Replaced the thermostat, radiator cap, and the temperture sensor (the one with 2 prongs on it). This sensor's wires had gotten severed when I did my last clutch, but I fixed the connection, and all had been fine since I fixed (5 months ago).
Nothing seemed to fix my running too hot issues (both fans on constantly as well, water wetter & 70/30 water/coolant mix is what I'm running) so I think the worst & see little bit of the shiny stuff in the coolant, so I go ahead & order a Mitsubishi OEM headgasket. I just did the headgasket a little over a year ago, so was really pissed when that was my only option.
Did it right like last time though, took the head to a well know good machine shop (same place as last time), had them go through & resurface the head, all my valves were seating nicely, etc. Cleaned up my block in while head was out - cleaned out coolant hard pipes & themostat housing, etc. Did the cylinder head oil groove modification where you channel out the little tear drop spot on the head as well.
No issues at all getting it all back together, finished up this morning. Started right up & seemed to run fine until it warmed up. When it was warm, it was like I hadn't done a thing to it. Idled up to about 216, took it for a drive & warmed up to 223. Again, the temperature gauge on the dash stayed in the middle like it usually does, but I set my boost gauge to run "hicoolant" via ECM link, and it was about half way up the boost guage.
This is/was my daily driver & I really hate to scratch up my new sledgehammer smashing my engine to pieces, so please, any ideas or suggestions would really be appreciated - thanks in advance.
Started a few weeks ago running hot - around 216-223 according to link. I've been running around 200 average prior to all this. Nothing had been done to the car for over a month when this started happening. Replaced the thermostat, radiator cap, and the temperture sensor (the one with 2 prongs on it). This sensor's wires had gotten severed when I did my last clutch, but I fixed the connection, and all had been fine since I fixed (5 months ago).
Nothing seemed to fix my running too hot issues (both fans on constantly as well, water wetter & 70/30 water/coolant mix is what I'm running) so I think the worst & see little bit of the shiny stuff in the coolant, so I go ahead & order a Mitsubishi OEM headgasket. I just did the headgasket a little over a year ago, so was really pissed when that was my only option.
Did it right like last time though, took the head to a well know good machine shop (same place as last time), had them go through & resurface the head, all my valves were seating nicely, etc. Cleaned up my block in while head was out - cleaned out coolant hard pipes & themostat housing, etc. Did the cylinder head oil groove modification where you channel out the little tear drop spot on the head as well.
No issues at all getting it all back together, finished up this morning. Started right up & seemed to run fine until it warmed up. When it was warm, it was like I hadn't done a thing to it. Idled up to about 216, took it for a drive & warmed up to 223. Again, the temperature gauge on the dash stayed in the middle like it usually does, but I set my boost gauge to run "hicoolant" via ECM link, and it was about half way up the boost guage.
This is/was my daily driver & I really hate to scratch up my new sledgehammer smashing my engine to pieces, so please, any ideas or suggestions would really be appreciated - thanks in advance.