[dlisabeth]

I am running a Griffin 13"x22" dual pass aluminum radiator on my car. *It is mounted behind the seats with an aluminum shroud and 10" puller fan mounted on it. *I am also running the stock oil cooler behind the seats and have cut the center out of the stock thermostat (tried the t-stat both ways and this seems to work better). *The car has always run hot 200-215 degrees (rorty's website says that they are supposed to run at about 196-212 degrees) so I figured it was okay. *The problem is that this was when the ambient temp was 70-75 degrees and once the fan turned on it didn't shut off. *On the last trip of the season it it was 90-100 degrees out and the car was running up near 230-235 degrees and puking fluid out of the overflow bottle with the fan running non-stop. *I would like to solve this problem this summer before I pull the car apart for powder coat. *

Here is what I am considering doing; I am buying a 6"x6"x2" setrab oil cooler from a board member which has a small Spal fan on it and also upgrading from my 10" puller which *pulls 785 cfm to an 11" Spal puller which pulls 1390 cfm. *I will also be ceramic coating the header.

I am also curious as to where everyone else is running their coolant temp sensor and fan thermo-switch. *I want to make sure that I am running them in the ideal location to get an accurate temp reading and turn the fan on and hopefully off based on the temp at the right location (if that makes any sense). *I have my temp sensor located on the front of the motor in a port just below the #4 cylinder header tube and my thermo-switch is located in the hose between the water neck/thermostat and the top or inlet port of my radiator. *Are these the correct locations? *Is there any reason I need to have the stock temp sensor hooked up? *I don't believe the ECM uses it or does it? *I think it would would make sense to install the temp sensor for my gauge in this location if indeed the stock unit is not necessary.

These is also a small tube coming off the water neck, what is it for?. *I have a small coolant hose hooked up to it which then ties into the hose between my radiator overflow port and overflow bottle using a tee. *Is this correct or should it run elsewhere?

I would love to hear what everyone else is running and not have to constantly watch the temp gauge next season.

Derek