Subject	The car is running hotter with a new Koyo radiator!
Posted by	PLEAZURE in CA (SD) on September 10, 2002 at 6:13 PM
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Message	I just got a new Koyo radiator when my radiator cracked for an unknown reason while cruising in the canyons. I also decided to do a complete 60K service with new belts, pump, thermostat ...etc... The shop was very good and made sure that there was no bubbles in the system, and run the car for more than an hour while adding radiator fluid with 2 bottles of redline water wetter .. till the radiator was completely full and all the air bubbles were out !! Now the car runs hotter I can feel the heat under the car by the downpipes .. inside the car by my legs ...and in the ashtray area .. when I open the hood, I can not touch the plenum or radiator cap, because it is sooo hot !! even after 1/2 hour from starting the car when cold. In the past with the stock radiator, the car never run this hot ! and the plenum was never this hot ! Temp in San Diego never goes above 75F, I can't boost more than 9-10 psi without hearing audible detonation ! I am thinking of replacing the Koyo, direct OEM replacement, I have now, with the high performance, all aluminum one !! It's only $100 more ! I really expected this one to be as good if not better than OEM ! maybe not ! Matt 91TT Aztec Red stg III+ MY PLEAZURE
Follow Ups	The car is running hotter with a new Koyo radiator! - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:13:23 09/10/02 Snoguitar in 3.....2...... (n/m) - socos 18:15:34 09/10/02 lol (n/m) - Snoguitar [ABCDEFG] 18:17:59 09/10/02 Get the HOWE, $365 Shipped (n/m) - Snoguitar [ABCDEFG] 18:17:50 09/10/02 *cough*howe*cough* - HalfnHalf702[HJC] 18:21:27 09/10/02 Re: *cough*howe*cough* - Turbonium 300Zx 18:56:07 09/10/02 glad to hear it, have yet to see negative responses for them (n/m) - HalfnHalf702[HJC] 23:30:46 09/10/02 I just put in a Koyo and have the same problem! - Siddo (Korea) 18:21:57 09/10/02 vtf (n/m) - HalfnHalf702[HJC] 18:29:33 09/10/02 Ha..."maybe not"...definately not! sorry to hear. (n/m) - z rider 18:22:39 09/10/02 hmm I don't buy it that the car is running hotter - Carlos Ramirez 18:38:16 09/10/02 It's a bad thermostat...that's why (n/m) - Only1Z 18:38:45 09/10/02 So I should stop kicking mine now? Kinda scared me for a min (n/m) - NONE 18:43:29 09/10/02 want to run that truck (sled) this weekend? :-) (n/m) - Carlos Ramirez 18:45:43 09/10/02 yea thinking thats the plann. thast 10sec sled to you :P (n/m) - NONE 18:49:15 09/10/02 Sounds like he has the Koyo OE replacement, not the big one (n/m) - Snoguitar [ABCDEFG] 18:42:07 09/10/02 Yes but it should still be as good or better than OEM (n/m) - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 01:24:14 09/11/02 All new OEM hoses, and the Koyo is not the big one It's - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 01:35:05 09/11/02 I wouldn't blame the radiator...I'd blame the new thermostat - Only1Z 18:38:17 09/10/02 ditto (n/m) - Halo Z 18:49:36 09/10/02 maybe one of these? - Carlos Ramirez 18:57:55 09/10/02 hmmmmm tomei - Halo Z 19:03:56 09/10/02 Those Tomei cam gears are so badass... (n/m) - kZtt (zedparts.com) 19:22:56 09/10/02 hmmmmm can i get a gear or two kuah? pretty please...... (n/m) - Halo Z 19:33:34 09/10/02 Sure you can, but you need 95+ cams :) (n/m) - kZtt (zedparts.com) 19:52:30 09/10/02 WHAT? damn i guess i need to get the cam kit then. =\ (n/m) - Halo Z 20:13:45 09/10/02 JUN cam gears are more badass! - B-Ster 19:43:40 09/10/02 try uploading a smaller pic so it don't get cut off - Halo Z 19:48:55 09/10/02 Yes Sensai. (n/m) - B-Ster 19:59:55 09/10/02 B-Ster pal. they are the same thing.. All them come from - Carlos Ramirez 20:06:00 09/10/02 i.c. (n/m) - B-Ster 20:29:01 09/10/02 Carlos, I just looked them up, the design IS different. - B-Ster 21:02:47 09/10/02 whats the difference? (n/m) - Carlos Ramirez 21:54:49 09/10/02 Here: - B-Ster 07:26:51 09/11/02 wait a minute... - sbsTT(MD) 18:52:46 09/10/02 With the stock radiator I could leave my hand on the plenum - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 01:27:16 09/11/02 either that or it wasn;t running hot enough before. - sbsTT(MD) 07:21:54 09/11/02 aux fan cutting on? you know what temp its reaching? (n/m) - 3 double-0 ZX (Va Bch) 19:00:12 09/10/02 No the aux fan does not come unless the car is really hot - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 01:38:29 09/11/02 Radiator is just a vented tank, I take it stock gauge? - ZBlacktt 19:01:18 09/10/02 Thanks for the advice, I'll check all that! - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 01:33:08 09/11/02 maybe they screwed something up while doing the 60k? - Seb 19:26:27 09/10/02 KaZ is having the exact same problem, hotter w/ Koyo... (n/m) - 3 double-0 ZX (Va Bch) 19:29:07 09/10/02 You need like 1/2 a bottle of WW for this, 2 is too much. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 22:19:38 09/10/02 More hot is too subjective. IF you didn't had a gauge or - Arturo C. 08:36:15 09/11/02
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