hey everybody im still havingn overheating problems and of course loss of power. I have alreay changed the thermostat, checked the water pump, and changed the i/c pump still having the same problem. the fan is working any body got any ideas?
thanks for the input.

 

Questions that came to mind.

1.How high is your engine temperature needle going?

2.Do you have a way of monitoring your IAT? (data logger/ gauge)

3.Have you flushed your coolant system?

4.Is your coolant tank full?

 

have you checked or replaced the upper and lower hoses? they may be collapsing inder pressure and blocking the system. many hoses look fine but are to soft with age

 

Have you burped the system? A trapped air bubble can cause over heating.

 

If your really overheating and done the work listed, Id say the hoses are not flowing water. Put a hose in the overflow tank on slow and take off the top hose and see that it flows out from the block after the engine is IDLEing and warmed up. I think you have air problems even still. Woody

 

are you sure woody? gonna fill the coolant passages and radiator with water filled with minerals. then you have to completely drain and start over. gotta be a better way

 

1.just ahair over the mid way point it better after i changed the i/c pump but still having the same problem

2.no

3.no

 

thanks woody i will try that first.

 

well then i guess i would have to flush it out after anyway but it's a good way to check thanks woody and thanks everybody for the quick replies. I should have a reply by friday im busy with some school work.

 

Your radiator fan is not plugged up backwards is it?

 

lol no why dose someone always say that on these posts?

 

If it is just above the halfway mark, you are not overheating.

You need to drive your car with a scanner/reader hooked up to see the actual temperature when you think it is overheating according to the gauge.

James

 

oh ok i didn't know that i thought it started overheating when it passes half way.

 

Not even close! You are not the first one to think that. I recall over several times that drivers in the Dragon thought their cars were overheating because it would climb just above the halfway mark. My fan don't come on until a hair over the halfway mark. Once I get driving my car again when the weather gets better, I am going to get the gauge above the halfway mark and then get the actual temperature on my reader.

James

 

thanks for the info james

 

FYI

 

What do you think about the NeedsWings Intercooler Fluid Isolation Kit and i was also thinking of getting one of you intercoolers from there. Do you think i should try to flush it out first then get the kit or might as well get the intercooler anyways?

 

**Update** just got the coolant flushed nothing that big of a deal just a little brown no pieces of metal or anything. after the flush the car was running good but still losing power once it looked like the temp gauge jumped just over halfway it is taking longer now for the supercharger to shut off and the loss of power then before also it dosent last as long now.

 

It's ur alternator. Just had this happen to me today Chrysler diagnosed it for me. I would check that.

 

Are you sure the new IC pump is powering up and working?