I tried to drive my car back from midas today and it overheated. I'm using an m42 radiator but I think I have way to much antifreeze and not enough water. Is it possable to overheat from that alone?
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the heater box is bypassed right now, I thought I would have this done before it got cold out, and I have bleed the system. It overheats right after the thermostat opens. The temp. gauge is also not working, but it appears to be hooked up properly. I don't have a fan though, is anyone running a m42 radiator w/out a fan?
Stu
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A fan delete kit involves the removal of the belt driven fan from your car, and switching to a lower temperature thermostat (80 instead of 88°C). This is to get rid of the parasitic losses associated with moving air.
Originally posted by whysimonWTF is hello Kitty (I'm 28 with no kids and I don't have cable)
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Originally posted by FredK View PostA fan delete kit involves the removal of the belt driven fan from your car, and switching to a lower temperature thermostat (80 instead of 88°C). This is to get rid of the parasitic losses associated with moving air.Originally posted by 325Projectzdon't listen to the diagram... listen to mr. swiss.
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Originally posted by Mr.SWISS View PostI really see no point in that. the m20 fan fits and does almost too good of a job cooling with my rad (and it is an auto rad)
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Originally posted by FredK View PostA fan delete kit involves the removal of the belt driven fan from your car, and switching to a lower temperature thermostat (80 instead of 88°C). This is to get rid of the parasitic losses associated with moving air.
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Originally posted by matt View PostBut, it adds more parasitic losses moving less air with a less efficient type of energy.
Yes I know, there are losses associated with turning mechanical energy into electrical energy (alt), back to mechanical energy (fan motor).
I was just stating what the E36 crowd does to get 1 whp in isolated test conditions.
IMHO it's not really worth it. But I already installed an E36 radiator so I don't think the M20 fan's going to fit.
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Originally posted by whysimonWTF is hello Kitty (I'm 28 with no kids and I don't have cable)
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