hey guys havent been on here lately but i have a couple ?S... i just swaped a gsr swap into my 97-ek the question is.. should my lower radiator hose get hot after a 18 miles (36miles roundtrip) at 70 mph.. i have the heater on( it heats) and the tempature out side was roughly around 29 degrees i check it after i got back home and the top hose was really hot and the bottom one was still cold. the temp on the car was a little under 1/2.

the car has a new water pump thermostat all new gaskets new radiator/ i changed the heater box and heater core from a 99-00 civc for the electronic conversion. thanks alot for the help guys!

 

It shouldn't be hot but it should at least be warm.

 

bleed the radiator more let it run with the radiator cap off untill all the bubles come out gl. also check the thermo plug.

 

hey guys thanks for the help im not sure if it was the weather or what but finally y yesterday as i got my lunch break from work i drove all threw town with the heater off and i think i heard the fan kick on and the lower hose started to get warm maybe it was the cold freeway air!

 

There are three main methods of cooling and internal combustion engine; 33% exhaust, 33% coolant, 34% oil. When modifying any engine from stock, these parameters will not change drastically. Homie if you button everything up correctly and not mickey mouse a job, success is received faster. Yah Sorry for the tangent, but to help out. If you drove 10 miles on the coldest night, and your engine temperature was at operating, pop the hood when get home and grab the lower radiator hose. It will be hot, around 109 degrees. If that helps