K some history the only time i've really noticed a problem was on the way back on a 3hr trip my stock guage would go in the middle then at 1 point went slightly high i stopped got gas and it never went above the middle.. I noticed it go to the middle 1 other time cruising about 65mph it went to the middle then came back down now to today and the problem..

I installed a 2100cfm pusher in front of my radiater today and removed the stock one.

I also unhooked my factory temp sensor and hooked up and autometer mechanical it ran 210 degrees then i got pulled over and the car ran up to 230 degrees while being pulled over and going thru the burger king line then after driving it went down to about 215 degrees.. Is that normal??

The coolant issue is pissing me off the worst part is my car was probably getting tuned running 220-230 degrees unless putting that pusher fan on today hurt something i know i broke out some fins for the install straps but i was told thats fine and how you do it..

I'm glad i put that water temp guage in today..

I drove the car to advance probably 15 minutes away i left it running outside at 210 degrees for about 15 minutes came back out it was at 230 degrees..I turned the heater on high and it gradually when down idleing to about 200 degrees and it ran idleing for about 15 minutes and stayed right thier..
I left advance and did a 1st gear pull just to see if it affected temp and then i jumped on i-95 about 1 mile up the street the temp actually climbed back up to 210 on i-95 and stayed thier with the heater blasting.. I went thru the wendys drivethru for my girl and it stayed the same.. I then cut the heater off in the line the coolant jumped to 220 degrees within 30 seconds and i cut the heater back on it came back down to about 215 degrees..I then drive it home about 3 miles away and the temp climbed back to 230 degrees with the heater on..

This is really pissing me off..

My DP is basically on my radiater or damn close but its wrapped in thermal wrap and its cool out..I did cockeye my radiater today and gave it more clearance not sure that can hurt flow or not..

Could it be the thermostat i'm gonna try it tommorow??

bad radiater from age??

or the dreaded headgasket??

 

also my IC is a 8"JRC and it does block the radiater but i cut out the fog lights and whole middle section..

And the top radiater hose is hot so i really doubt its the thermostat but i'm gonna check it..

I did notice alittle junk it the top of my coolant i just fingered it out earlier.. Could my radiater just be old and junk??

 

k, i went out thier just now and the coolant does'nt circulate until the car hits about 200 degrees it started bubbling i know it lost alittle fluid during the guage install but it does'nt wanna let any fluid in.. If i try to get it to suck fluid up it will just start spitting it out when it starts warming up..

The upper Radiater hose was hot pretty quick while the bottom 1 warmed up after the car ran for awhile probably about 190-200 degrees..

I'm praying this is'nt a headgasket issue on a fresh motor..

My oil is getting low quick but i have a leak around my oil plug because of the washer being bent i gotta get a new 1 this week.. I know i'm 1 qt low from thursday night tuning until now which is crazy..