crate over heating need help

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  • bluemod
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2011
    • 214

    #1

    crate over heating need help

    Last night car started over heating. Have krc racing pullies and its a serpentine belt. I have not tension pully on it. Could the belt be sliping even though its tight. I got to 240 and stopped but theres no steam or water coming out of the over flow. I have no restrictions in the goose neck.
  • charcoal01
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 545

    #2
    You need some restriction in the t stat housing. Your water may be moving through the radiator to fat to be properly cooled.

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    • hucktyson
      Banned
      • May 2007
      • 1903

      #3
      Get a 19" GM 32 degree pitch 4 blade fan

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      • bluemod
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2011
        • 214

        #4
        Do i need to use a thermastat or do i need to put something in the goose need to reduse water flow

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        • charcoal01
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2008
          • 545

          #5
          They make reducers in various sizes. Try a 1 inch, see if that helps. If it helps but not enough, go smaller, like 7/8 or 3/4. It should fit in the area under the neck, where a thermostat would normally go.

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          • 29 avenger
            Member
            • Aug 2010
            • 87

            #6
            we have the same krc set up I wonder if 30% reduction is to much for a motor with a 6200 chip

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            • usafracer
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2010
              • 554

              #7
              What radiator do you run? Where is the sending unit for the temp gauge? How many nights in radiator? What fan and water pump you running?
              My sarcasm is a pre-emptive strike to your stupidity!!

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              • MM90
                Senior Member
                • Oct 2010
                • 422

                #8

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                • racinjj
                  Member
                  • Nov 2009
                  • 98

                  #9
                  Read the stewart tips in the link above. With the crate you will need 1:1 pulleys with the slower engine speed. I use a 7/8" restrictor, 1:1 pulleys, 15" four blade fan (with a good shroud), 26" wide single pass radiator and a stewart water pump and have a hard time getting over 190. I had to put the restrictor in the intake water outlet to get some heat in the engine.
                  www.UltimateRaceCars.com

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                  • Egoracing
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2007
                    • 4852

                    #10
                    Single pass radaitor, one to one pulleys, nothing to slow flow, the radiator can disipate heat MUCH faster than a pump will move it thru and slowing flow can cause steam pockets in the engine because the water is not moving fast enough, Proper fan spaced correctly from the radiator and a schroud. No issues with over heating running a crate or super at 100 degree track air temps.
                    All of this is straight from Stewarts site.

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                    • hucktyson
                      Banned
                      • May 2007
                      • 1903

                      #11
                      The same morons recommend slowing the water down everytime this topic comes up ...

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                      • hucktyson
                        Banned
                        • May 2007
                        • 1903

                        #12
                        The same morons recommend slowing the water down everytime this topic comes up ...

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                        • bluemod
                          Senior Member
                          • Aug 2011
                          • 214

                          #13
                          im running a 2 blade 19in fan with krc pullies. And its a double pass radiator.

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                          • bluemod
                            Senior Member
                            • Aug 2011
                            • 214

                            #14
                            if this helps any i can cool it down with the hose spraying it in the rad. Is this an air flow issue?

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                            • usafracer
                              Senior Member
                              • Jun 2010
                              • 554

                              #15
                              Sounds to me you need more fan.
                              My sarcasm is a pre-emptive strike to your stupidity!!

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