Cooling system issue....

[wwotr]

Originally Posted by landsurvey1

Yeah, it seems to run about the same down the freeway or in town. You will be really happy with the shroud and new clutch fan, I have the same set up on mine. I bet it will make a world of difference. You might want to consider using Water Wetter or some similar brand like Royal Purple when you change the fluid as others have mentioned. As hot as it gets here, I run a mixture of 30% antifreeze, 1 bottle of Water Wetter and the rest water.

I was under the impression, (from some Members here),
that products like "Water Wetter", were not compatible with Coolant.
I havent researched it, but rather just going on what was mentioned here.

[RUSHNBOBO]

Originally Posted by chevytruckluver

I would run a 180 deg thermostat if it were me. If you think about this when the water is circulating through the engine it is stopped inlarge part by the t-stat until the t-stat reaches its setpoint in your case 160 then it opens and then water moves through the radiator. When the t-stat is closed and water is stopped in the engine it is also stopped in the radiator allowing the air moving through the radiator to cool the water back down. If you run a cooler t-stat the water wont stay in the radiator long enough to cool back down. just my .02
good luck with it

ummm...not really...this is copied from Stewart Warner FAQ

"A common misconception is that if coolant flows too quickly through the system, that it will not have time to cool properly. However the cooling system is a closed loop, so if you are keeping the coolant in the radiator longer to allow it to cool, you are also allowing it to stay in the engine longer, which increases coolant temperatures. Coolant in the engine will actually boil away from critical heat areas within the cooling system if not forced through the cooling system at a sufficiently high velocity. This situation is a common cause of so-called "hot spots", which can lead to failures."

Basically moving coolant is better than idle coolant....and a higher velocity is better than slow moving...thats why we have high flow water pumps if slow or idle were better we should all use stock flow pumps ...even race cars

[GASoline71]

Roger... Is your 350 still equipped witht the stock TBI from 1994? If it is... you'll need a 195 degree t-stat.

Gary

[wwotr]

Originally Posted by GASoline71

Roger... Is your 350 still equipped witht the stock TBI from 1994? If it is... you'll need a 195 degree t-stat.

Gary

Gary,
I believe my Truck does NOT have a TBI...(Traumatic Brain Injury).

That being said...what "TBI" are YOU refering to?
I'm not that "Up" on engines after 86 or so.

[leddzepp]

TBI = Throttle Body Injection

[wwotr]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

TBI = Throttle Body Injection

Uhm.....OK I'm Carburated with and Edelbrock Carb.

[GASoline71]

Then go with a 180 degree t-stat for a carbed 1st gen small block.

At least that's what i use with no probs.

Traumatic Brain Injury!! That was good mang!

Gary

[RUSHNBOBO]

Originally Posted by GASoline71

Then go with a 180 degree t-stat for a carbed 1st gen small block.

At least that's what i use with no probs.

Traumatic Brain Injury!! That was good mang!

Gary

yup, 180 will give you good heater output and the best all around performance in gen 1 (early......pre TBI) sbc

[Andy4639]

Just another thought here to.

I have ran into this before. The stock gauge in our model trucks may not give a good reading if the temp senor is for that motor and not our year motors. You may want to check that. When I put my TPI motor in the truck it read high all the time. I had to get the sendor out of the old block and install it. It reads just like it should have then.
This may have been covered.