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hey guys, having some trouble with my hj ute. have just put a gilmer belt on with 2 10 inch thermo fans and it seems to be over heating, had the radiator looked at and it was all good. it a pretty stock 308. any ideas?
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2 x 10" electric fans would hardly be enough to cool a stock 6-cyl. A 308 would need a multi-blade fan with a viscous clutch or a set of twin electrics of a VT-VZ or AU-BF.
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2 problems, the gilmer changes the pulley ratio, most ive seen end up 1:1 which will slow the water pump down.
the other, as the doc mentioned, 2 by 10" fans are not "cool", i had no joy at all with that setup, i also tried a 16" single fan allegedly good for 2800cfm and it was not an improvement, even in a decently constructed shroud.
Ive fitted el thermos to a hq radiator and it keeps my grumpy stroker at around 180f in traffic and reasonably hot days.
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it seems the water coming out of the radiator is fine but as you say the water coming out of the pump is too hot. getting the water pump looked at now. cheers guys, any other info would be great.
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Ill agree with whats said.
Radiator guy i was talking to just put a pair of EL thermos in an HQ with 308. Drove all weekend, cool as a cucumber. |
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Do you guys mean EL ford fans?
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yep - EF/EL Ford.
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