does it actually boil and push water out if not maybe the gauge is wrong check the water temp with something else if it has been overheating for seven years you would of had to fix the motor more then once

Put standard clutch fan FTW forget cfm's n stuff thermos unless specialy set up are a compleat waste. Check and or replace entire cooling system y not its sooo cheap these days and you won't need to bothere with cooling issues ever again. Use stock as a bench mark in most cases aftermarket innovation dose not fit the picture un you Know cooling systems back the front. There not as simple as they seem and are one of the most important features in a cars anatomy

Single 12" thermo will not be enough...been tried many times on VLs...you'd want a good shrouded 16" thermo as a minimum, or EF-EL twins... Put clutch fan and factory shroud back on, problem solved.

Its never boiled i've always turned it off before it gets too hot, u may be right. I might b able to borrow the temp gun from work and double check it. I'l start with a clutch fan this weekend and go from there! Got a price on original 3 core with cap on top $530 from my local repco, thatd sound about right?! Yea cooling system i dont understand very well, best left to the pro's i think!! ---------- Post added 08-08-12 at 05:28 ---------- Waiting on a quote from radiator place to supply, fit and bleed system aswell.

Repco r crooks with their prices!! ---------- Post added 08-08-12 at 06:48 ---------- I've heard s few people using au twin thermo fans

Yea i bought au fans an cut and shut it to fit, only to find it wont fit as my cooler piping is in the way!! ---------- Post added 08-08-12 at 10:15 ---------- Yea i bought au thermo's and trimmed it to suit and it wouldnt fit with my cooler pipe going thru there! So i chucked it out. Got the price from radiator shop for the radiator, new hoses, coolant and to bleed the system properly for $550, i think that, with a clutch fan might solvesolve my issues. Will go with that i think!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

U can buy a low temp thermostat from nismo 63 deg I used that when I put my big turbo setup and sits on one bar every where and in 40deg heat sits on 2 bars they dnt list one for the rb30 but the rb25 one fits that's what I used

Wat temp r the standard thermostats?

76deg I think

replace your water pump my bt1 ran hot tried everything eventually cracked the head all to find out the blades on my water pump had rusted off

Quote: Originally Posted by Gouldy [View Post] Repco r crooks with their prices!! ---------- Post added 08-08-12 at 06:48 ---------- I've heard s few people using au twin thermo fans I haven't had any issues since I replaced the standard clutch fan. Running a full forged bottom end, port flowed head, wade cam, deka 610cc injectors, LINK G3, T3 high flow(18psi) blah Blah blah, car was running hot at one stage, replaced the clutch fan, bled the engine when hot, made sure I had the radiator shroud on, since the new clutch fan I've never had a issue's with over-heating. Just made sure the timing was set right.

So, i put a brand new 3 core turbo radiator in, nulon red coolant and bled the system quite well, still no difference, pick up a clutch fan today so will try that then if no change she might be compression test time i think!! Sick of throwin money at this thing!!! Lol just want to cruise!

itll be worth it once its sorted mate Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by SATAN [View Post] So, i put a brand new 3 core turbo radiator in, nulon red coolant and bled the system quite well, still no difference, pick up a clutch fan today so will try that then if no change she might be compression test time i think!! Sick of throwin money at this thing!!! Lol just want to cruise! Clutch fan make a difference??

Myn when it was manual wouldn't go over half unless in peak hr traffic now it's got an auto an it stays on second bar from the right as in steaming, massive trans cooler big lines there not plumbed Into radiator an can't work the **** out, was about to buy alloy radiator an twin thermos now I'm jus confused after reading this Help plz lol

Satan ur engine me be bored out to the max which makes the cyclinder walls thinner so the heat gets through quicker causing high engine temps I'd be buying a low temp thermo stat this will help buy not letting your engine get to higher temps befor opening

Quote: Originally Posted by rb25vlt8 [View Post] Satan ur engine me be bored out to the max which makes the cyclinder walls thinner so the heat gets through quicker causing high engine temps I'd be buying a low temp thermo stat this will help buy not letting your engine get to higher temps befor opening Wat bout myn dude I don't even have a thermostat an it still runs red hot

Quote: Originally Posted by dinch [View Post] Wat bout myn dude I don't even have a thermostat an it still runs red hot Without a thermostat it'll run even hotter as the cooling system needs a restriction to control the flow of coolant through the system and allow it to cool in the radiator , so with no restriction ( thermostat ) the coolant will flow too quick through the radiator and wont be able to transfer the heat to air

A reliable cooling system is a very simple and cheap recipe as ive already posted on this thread.