what else can be done???

[Thekraken]

So......after Milbrook weekend I decided to upgrade the radiator to an Ally job to hopefully improve cooling and add confidence during heavy traffic.....new thermostat thrown in to boot and a new temp sensor...car has stainless water pipes and Silicon's already........bigger fan 2 ,bigger fan 1 on order....mounting both fans to the Rad directly to maximise air flow.......and water wetter to be added!!!!!

So.......what next to lower running temps???

Electric water pump??
Ceramic coated manifolds??
Pray for colder weather??

There must be ways to get the running temps lower in traffic!!!!

[Thekraken]

So.......monster fan one going in tomorrow.....and water wetter.......if that combined with the new ally Rad and thermostat fails to produce the results....then i guess the finger of blame has to go to the water pump for not circulating at a decent rate....Electric replacement with continued circulation after shut down would be the next option.....
Would like to ceramic coat the manifolds to help with heat sink and reducing under bonnet temps, but i wont be able to hide that bill from the Mrs!!!!

[Thekraken]

And yes my capillary gauge is way inaccurate...it's 100 in traffic from The ecu reading!! Hence why I think it maybe the pump being Inadequate at low revs...is that a common issue ?

[Thekraken]

Perhaps I'm being too jittery about it...

[Thekraken]

The sensor is new a bosch one.....new doesn't mean accurate I know.....as I've been down that route with duff coil packs from new!! But comparison wise it seems accurate enough......Hasnt boiled it guts as yet but as it has touched 103 in traffic as per ecu sensor, before i dived for the inside lane and switched it off!!!
S to the coating of the manifolds cheers for the heads up i am going down that route as soon as i can afford it.....just want to keep the damage to chassis and other bits to a minimum plus it couldn't hurt any......

[Thekraken]

Mind is set far more at ease....thank you gents!

[Thekraken]

Sorted ...... so new rad has upgraded fans mounted directly to it....so in traffic the ecu temp, not the gauge, sits around 92 with the fans doing their bit perfectly.

Happy boy lemon indeed!!