 Engine Runs Really HOT!!!!!!!!!, I know im not the only one |
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 Mar 25, 2004 - 8:34 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 9, '03 From Orting, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
My engine runs really hot. I just painted my heat shield and the paint is burning up. I used the 500* paint. The engine should not even reach really above 300*. Does anyone have this problem of the engine running so hot. I am thinking about going to get a performance radiator, and then an intercooler when i get my supercharger. Also an oil cooler. Does anyone have these products, if so please discuss the pros & cons for me. Specifically the performance radiator and where and how do I hook up an intercooler into my front vador.
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Mar 25, 2004 - 8:49 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 10, '03 From FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i know when i had the 5s, it would heat up so bad the hood would feel like it was on fire. but the temp gauge never said anything was wrong.
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Mar 25, 2004 - 9:12 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 21, '03 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yeah mine feels like it gets really hot but the temp gauge never says anything is wrong with it.
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Mar 25, 2004 - 10:05 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 2, '02 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Don't make the same mistake I did though...my temp AND oil gauge didn't say anything was wrong....soon after I had a bad rod bearing due to lack of oil and excessive heat...and a bad engine! Just be cautious and keep your eyes pealed for anything unusual while you're driving.
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Mar 25, 2004 - 1:19 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Doesnt the GT stock have an oil cooler?
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Mar 25, 2004 - 5:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '04 From bellingham, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
you can find oil coolers in several cars in junkyards
you can find intercoolers (smaller ones) in several junkyard cars |
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Mar 25, 2004 - 6:52 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
the 5sfe runs on the hot side.
just keep checking your coolant and oil levels and youll be fine. on hot days i can see tons of hot air coming out of my hood vent. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Mar 26, 2004 - 12:12 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 9, '03 From Orting, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
GREAT!!! I knew i wasnt the only one, so i know i dont have major problems. the question is now, i gotta find a way to cool it all down. so what do u think of the new radiator, and intercooler, and performance oil cooler? will it work?
I just painted my heat shield with the heat paint for engines, 500 degrees. and it burnt up. the engine should not be more then 250-300 degrees, so it is really running hot. has anybody painted their enginge parts and run into this problem... |
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Mar 26, 2004 - 2:16 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
My 5sfe must be running a lot cooler than yours- and I run it pretty hard too.. weird?
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Mar 26, 2004 - 2:19 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 9, '03 From Orting, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Right now i have no thermostat in it.. I bought a failsafe and it is to big, (autozone). So i went to autopride and got a different brand and it is still to big.. I cant seem to install it. They are the right ones though this i know.. any ideas...
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Mar 26, 2004 - 12:01 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 2, '04 From Louisiana, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Are you talking about your exhaust heat shield? Your exhaust manifold will get very hot. Ever seen pics of race cars and turbo cars with glowing manifolds? 500 degree paint is just not sufficient for the heat shield, but will work on valve covers and the like. |
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Mar 26, 2004 - 12:08 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
That's true. The heat shield will always run way hotter than the rest of the engine. I've seen a few people with painted heat shields but i havent asked what type of paint they used.
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Mar 26, 2004 - 12:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
just get the thing powdercoated... it will last alot longer and look better.. and they have high temp stuff for it. otherwise there is a higher temp paint out there think its 1200 but not sure
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Mar 26, 2004 - 12:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 9, '03 From Orting, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i might just go ahead and be crazy and get it chromed. my new engine should be comming in soon and thats gonna be chromed too. the hardest thing is im trieing to find a chrome alternator.
anyhow back on topic. im having a hard ass time putting in my thermostat.. i got too brands and they wont fit for the 5 sfe engine. i dont get it.. they are the right part numbers but they are too big............... |
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Mar 26, 2004 - 12:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
get a gt4 hood like mine....it has air vents that cause the motor to run a lot cooler, -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Mar 26, 2004 - 12:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
um.... just a little FYI chrome is one of the stupidest things you can do to engine parts... chrome retains heat reallly really bad... if your already having a problem with heat u will diffenetly NOT want to do chrome
edit: and you might wanna get that thermastat back in there.. its kinda important 
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Mar 26, 2004 - 12:39 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 9, '03 From Orting, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i had no idea, thanx....... yea that is right about chrome,, i think im just gonna give that 1200 degree paint a little try.. any ideas on why my thermostat wont go in???????????????????
i have a hood scoop comming in today, and a new radiator, oil cooler, and intercooler comming with my supercharger......... |
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Mar 26, 2004 - 12:42 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
are you putting it in the right way?? alot of people will try and put them in upside down without relizing it edit: as for the chrome... if your planin on building a trailer whore then do the chrome... but if you plan on actually drivin it.. then leave the chrome off and just paint or powdercoat it This post has been edited by NEVERSTOP: Mar 26, 2004 - 12:43 PM -------------------- 99 project version 3.0.. hello SEMA 2010 =) |
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Mar 26, 2004 - 1:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Chrome paint is also heavy...it adds up.
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Mar 26, 2004 - 10:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From KC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Your engine overall may be 300 degrees, if you are talking about the exhaust heat shield, you will need at least the 1200 degree hi-heat header paint. and totally clean it 1st, preferably sandblast or beadblast, then degrease it with brakleen, the non-flammable kind, 3rd- use a propane torch to boil the rest of the oil film out of the metal. keep the torch moving slowly, heat it just enough so you see the oil film evaporate, then paint it while still warm, but not hot. I have found this method to work very well, the paint tends to stay on and still looks good years later. |
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