1993 escort wagon v6 turbo

[4gethonda]

well i was using a rad cap that doesnt have a spring on it

and from what the guy over on PT told me i need a rad cap with a 13 lb spring on it

so im goign to re do all this process burp the system again put this cap on it and ill let you know how it works

[CaymenEGT91]

There u go.... if it doesnt build pressure it wont stay cool

[Damkid]

I have a sealed system in my car, no overflow resevoir, or anyway to releive pressure if mine overheats lol but i also removed my thermostat and my fan runs constantly

Is it possible you have a faulty thermostat? maybe try removing it just for trial purposes?

[4gethonda]

yea i took my thermostat out also casue i thought it was bad

and i havent gotten a new one yet so yea, but when i did jsut cap the system off and there was no way to relive pressure it jsut built up so bad it blew 2 heater hoses, so i new that was a no go lol

[FE3-323]

210-230 is kind of high in temps dude. just saying

[4gethonda]

ive been reading over on PT an theres a specific thread on boosted water temps

and people are seeing around 210ish while creuising, and as high as 240 sitting at a light

theres a local guy in the area that ran a 14.6 or something all motor probe stock DE stock Clutch, he sai on the freeway he sees temps at like 210-230

so i seem to be in the range as everyone else

[The Pile]

KL's do tend to run really hot, and they hold there heat... I would always have to let my car sit for atleast 4 hours before touching it, otherwise the valvecover alone would burn ya

[93BlkOnGreenPro]

When my engine (b8) was spitting coolant through the tank, it was a head gasket problem. Changed headgasket, problem fixed.

On the other hand, my overheating problem came from a faulty t-stat that was stuck open.

[4gethonda]

iom sure i would have other issues if it was the head gasket

car runs almost flawless now, boost great pulls hard i jsut have this heating problem

[DeeAOne]

my N/A KL sits about 190 while driving. sitting it creeps to about 210. i turn the fan on at 200. if i let it sit though it WILL overheat.

[4gethonda]

deeaone thats exaclty how my old escort was

but being boosted is a whole different story, wayy hotter under the hood

[BG ALL DAY]

this is really inspiring.

[4gethonda]

i really really do need to get some new pics of the engine bay, cleaned it up hid some stuf re route almost everything

looks completly different, it actually looks clean IMHO

[4gethonda]

some recent pics

man i need a new camara pictures never do this car or anything else ive ever taken a picture with justice

[4gethonda]

man that engine bay looks so dirty

today i painted 2 of the IC pipes, fuel rail adapter, and pass. side motor mount black
i also wire wheeled a few bolts so they look almost new, and cleaned up the mount itself with the wire wheel

i also spent a good 3-4 hour detailign the engine bay (mineral spirts and a tooth brush)

the IM looks like it rolled off the line

cleaned my plug wires a bit more (look a lot more blue)

cleaned all my connections and the plugs them self

ill post some pics up whenever i get a chance, within a few days the engine bay already looks completely different