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Turbo cooling mods 200

posted by  someone claiming to be luke242ti on  Tue Mar 26 04:24 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Mark

I agree with the Philip and Pablos about your cooling system. It does not sound normal.

have you ruled out electrical gremlins with the temp gauge?
have you gotten out of the car when it is close to the red, opened the
hood and checked if it is really getting close to overheating?

I ask this because, it does not sound normal.

I run what you do cooling system (cept for Volvo Type C Coolant and 82 degree Tstat) and oil
wise and never have temp problems, in fact I think my radiator is
weeping just a bit causing me to loose pressure in the cooling system.

My temp normally warms up to 9 o clock, after getting to that point it
will start to drop down to normally 8:30, after being on the highway for
7-10 miles it will drop to almost 8.

those mods are a good idea, do u have AC? have you moved the AC
condenser out a bit to increase airflow to intercooler/radiator?
check out Dave Shannons page, he has information about this.

http://www.homestead.com/volvo2/Chinscoop.html
this page shows his custom scoop from the airdam, but also shows the AC
condensor moved out some to allow more air to intercooler.

hope this helps, and other to consider

take care

Luke
82 242Ti 167k miles
84.5 245T 300k miles retired due to condition...





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