john.thompson068
Well-Known Member
I give up. I'm done. Or at least after this.
After spending $100's of dollars on two electric fans, 100 amp alternator, and a new 7 blade flex fan my car still runs hot. Driving on a cool Florida night like tonight it is still going up into the low 200's. I don't care about that. But the starter won't crank the car when it gets that hot. I just replaced the starter with a full size starter and installed a heat shield on the starter. After pulling into the garage the starter can barely start the car and on the last attempt it would not start the car. I even hooked up a second battery to see if more current would help. Nothing. All I heard was this low whine sound come from the starter as it did not budge. The electric fans I installed sit away from the radiator a little bit and the air they blow mostly just bounces off the radiator. So they are not going to help very much. It is like their is a problem with the way I installed the battery in the trunk or something. Even though I used a MAD electrical kit and did everything like he said. I cannot think of a single thing I can do to fix this situation. I installed a high flow thermostat, high flow water pump, have a 25x20" aluminum radiator, complete fan shroud, 17" seven blade flex fan, two 1100 cfm pusher fans bouncing air off the front of the rad, there are springs in the hoses, I just flushed the system and refilled with new coolant. Timing is set at only 14*. Why does my car continue to run hot and not start? I am very close to taking the car to the next big car show this summer and making sure I do not come back with it. What is the point of having a car if it will not start? There is no point. The only thing I can think of is to install a giant electric puller fan in the front the has the highest possible cfm. And while I am blowing all of that money, I should cut away a little at those flat pieces off the bottom of the inner fender and fit a slightly bigger radiator in the car. I could probably go from a 25" to a 30". However, none of those extra inches would be in the 20" wide opening I have in my radiator support. Then buy the biggest electric fan setup I can get for that. That would be my last effort. And then it would probably run a few degrees cooler, but still not start after driving for an extended period of time like tonight. I was out for an hour and a half tonight and it is cool and breezy. I am not kidding you guys. I am about to dump this car for a huge loss. The only positive thing is that by selling the car now I will end up with over $25,000 more money in the bank five years from now because I won't be spending any more money on this car which has been nothing but problems for me for the last 13 years. I am sick of this. :thermal_oz: Thanks for all of your help.
After spending $100's of dollars on two electric fans, 100 amp alternator, and a new 7 blade flex fan my car still runs hot. Driving on a cool Florida night like tonight it is still going up into the low 200's. I don't care about that. But the starter won't crank the car when it gets that hot. I just replaced the starter with a full size starter and installed a heat shield on the starter. After pulling into the garage the starter can barely start the car and on the last attempt it would not start the car. I even hooked up a second battery to see if more current would help. Nothing. All I heard was this low whine sound come from the starter as it did not budge. The electric fans I installed sit away from the radiator a little bit and the air they blow mostly just bounces off the radiator. So they are not going to help very much. It is like their is a problem with the way I installed the battery in the trunk or something. Even though I used a MAD electrical kit and did everything like he said. I cannot think of a single thing I can do to fix this situation. I installed a high flow thermostat, high flow water pump, have a 25x20" aluminum radiator, complete fan shroud, 17" seven blade flex fan, two 1100 cfm pusher fans bouncing air off the front of the rad, there are springs in the hoses, I just flushed the system and refilled with new coolant. Timing is set at only 14*. Why does my car continue to run hot and not start? I am very close to taking the car to the next big car show this summer and making sure I do not come back with it. What is the point of having a car if it will not start? There is no point. The only thing I can think of is to install a giant electric puller fan in the front the has the highest possible cfm. And while I am blowing all of that money, I should cut away a little at those flat pieces off the bottom of the inner fender and fit a slightly bigger radiator in the car. I could probably go from a 25" to a 30". However, none of those extra inches would be in the 20" wide opening I have in my radiator support. Then buy the biggest electric fan setup I can get for that. That would be my last effort. And then it would probably run a few degrees cooler, but still not start after driving for an extended period of time like tonight. I was out for an hour and a half tonight and it is cool and breezy. I am not kidding you guys. I am about to dump this car for a huge loss. The only positive thing is that by selling the car now I will end up with over $25,000 more money in the bank five years from now because I won't be spending any more money on this car which has been nothing but problems for me for the last 13 years. I am sick of this. :thermal_oz: Thanks for all of your help.
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