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05-08-2024, 08:52 AM | #26 |
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Re: Lincoln Cooling Fan
That makes sense & is the easiest fix. I'll start with the thermostat this weekend. Thanks Lee!
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05-08-2024, 09:37 AM | #27 |
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Re: Lincoln Cooling Fan
I think it said on the Holley site that the water neck could be clocked. It might be as simples as the actual thermostat vent hole being at the bottom so there is a bubble in the housing and is no water flow around the thermostat body to heat it up in time
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05-12-2024, 05:19 PM | #28 |
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Re: Lincoln Cooling Fan
Crossed the thermostat off the list, it works fine. Tested it this weekend.
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05-12-2024, 05:39 PM | #29 |
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Re: Lincoln Cooling Fan
the LS engine coolant flows through the rad and butts against the closed thermostat (until it opens) at the engine coolant intake of the water pump then, when the engine heats up, coolant flows. you wouldn't see flow in the rad until this point. the old small block way was flow through the thermostat from the engine outlet side, not the intake side.
either way, no flow through rad until thermostat opens. flow through heater hose all the time. check out this link for an in depth look at cooling system, steam lines etc. LS specific http://www.billavista.com/tech/Artic...ble/index.html |
05-13-2024, 12:25 PM | #30 |
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Re: Lincoln Cooling Fan
That link is quite and education in cooling and especially in LS cooling.
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05-14-2024, 12:04 AM | #31 |
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yup, it is a good read for somebody who is building and is unfamiliar with how the LS system works.
hopefully it will help somebody |
05-14-2024, 06:35 PM | #32 |
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Re: Lincoln Cooling Fan
Pull the thermostat. out leave it out
Put the lower hose back on and stick a garden hose in the fill of radiator. Take off the top fill hose and leave over top of radiator. (tie it off so does not fall into mechanicals) Fire it up let it run and see how much flow your actually getting thru the system. it should hardly get up to operating temp with the constant flow of cold water in system. That will tell you a lot. you can even measure gallons per minute in a five gallon bucket. |
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05-21-2024, 09:46 AM | #34 |
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The saga continues. relocating the steam vent had zero effect. I stumbled onto a Scoggins Dickey video discussing the differences in the thermostat housing and the importance of using the right housing or it could lead to overheating issues. Well...I didn't use the housing that came with the Holley kit because the opening point directly into the fender so I swapped that for a swivel style to improve the angle. I'm wondering if this could be the issue. I can't the one that came with the kit so I ordered a replacement. I'll see if this helps.
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And can you repeat the temp that its running at under normal driving conditions and what temp its getting to idling with everthing hooked up like normal? |
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05-21-2024, 10:44 AM | #36 |
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can you post an underhood pic of your set up that shows the hoses connected etc? curious how things are laid out under there, size of hoses, if there are sharp elbows etc.
doing the flow test would help give you an idea of flow capacity without the thermostat normal to have no coolant flow through rad until thermostat opens do you have a heater or are you running a bypass loop at the water pump end so there is coolant flow through the block when the thermostat is closed? this helps reduce hot spots around cylinder heads and steam production when the thermostat is closed. |
05-21-2024, 12:22 PM | #37 |
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Re: Lincoln Cooling Fan
what DSraven said, you need flow through the heater hoses for LS. If you are running a heater does it have a coolant shutoff and is it open? If one of those old thermostatic flow controls maybe confirm it is open or bypass it.
haven't watched that thermostat housing video, but ignorant of that I'm not sure how a housing could have much impact unless it restricted flow or allowed you to get the thermostat in upside down so it did not heat up properly. |
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