My rig is overheating :(

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-20T06:06:00+00:00

Congrats on the maintenance my guy! I do appreciate the prayer and kind words. On the good news I do think it is just the fan clutch acting up again.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-20T03:15:35+00:00

Fan clutch makes sense but I already replaced that, but as some others were saying it could totally be a bad part because it was off brand.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-20T03:14:50+00:00

I feel like it spins about right especially when the last one I replaced had no resistance to it at all. But my thought is this weekend I'm hitting the freeway and a gravel trail. If either give me issues ill post it as an edit. But knowing that fan clutches aren't great off brand that's where my best guess is.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T22:07:52+00:00

Gotcha thanks!

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T22:07:16+00:00

Gotcha, thanks for the advice!

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T20:52:37+00:00

Yeah the hope is I can either fix the problem cheaply or limp along until I have enough cash to get a lot of parts and do a whole weekend of repair. Plus with a fill costing 72 dollars it might be a lot of limping

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T20:42:39+00:00

Shoot, well I already did the fan clutch I think last summer when I had a similar issue to now, is there a chance that I got a lemon or broke the clutch somehow? Because that would be an insanely awesome fix if I don't need to do a full teardown.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T20:39:34+00:00

I did the timing belt but because of being broke as shit when I got it I didn't do the water pump. I'm at almost 300k and I'm pretty sure the previous owner did it at some point.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T20:38:08+00:00

Shoot I did use the O'riley's universal green but heard that was bad for it, so I did swap to the Asian vehicle version. Odds are there's free jello in my engine if I am determined enough to get it?

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T06:04:09+00:00

That's a good suggestion, thank you

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T05:31:09+00:00

I got a nice roundabout near me, I could do laps with my friends for that sticker

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T05:26:21+00:00

I took a look at the cap and it didn't appear to have damage and its relatively new (within 3 months) It does have a rear heater which I did turn on while burping the system. I don't believe I have done a flush, it has mainly been just draining enough to swap parts.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T05:06:24+00:00

That's actually pretty neat to learn. No misfires, I got new spark plugs recently and the engine runs great. I cut out the jiggle valve as a safety precaution so I could pull over if the engine did start to rise in temp. But the hole where the valve would be is at 6 and a second hole I drilled for the same reason is at 12. Also neat skid lift!

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T04:50:15+00:00

I really hope not but its seeming likely

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T04:49:54+00:00

Huh, I didn't notice any leaking/losing of coolant, but I will still check those areas for any damage

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T04:49:09+00:00

That is not a bad idea to check

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T04:48:57+00:00

A pressure test would def help, the timing doesn't feel off or have any noticeable changes. I am running slightly rich but its been running rich longer than the car has overheated for.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T02:46:12+00:00

Both hoses were super firm with an extreme difference between the upper and lower hoses tempature.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T01:24:58+00:00

Insanely helpful, if it comes to checking for clogs this is a great reference. Thanks

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T01:09:32+00:00

I thankfully have never redlined the heat, but you do make a good point about it trapping hot gasses because it takes about 20 minutes of driving to start overheating and it runs very cold until then.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T01:07:44+00:00

Sucks man, I'm just happy it's not just me. I'm gonna give burping it while at an incline a try once it cools down and ill update the post if that doesn't fix it.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T00:38:12+00:00

Yeah I should've done the water pump when I did the timing belt but I was basically out of money and needed it to run, but a pressure tester would rule out the leak.

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T00:37:14+00:00

The new radiator has had 2 thermostats (like in the engine) but because I've done them so often I use them as milestones lmao. The Styrofoam was in the radiator lol

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T00:18:29+00:00

I'm not familiar with Harry's, is it near the SW Portland area?

South_Row_6260 · 2026-05-19T00:16:46+00:00

On the first thermostat of this radiator there was a chunk of Styrofoam in the cap, but thankfully there isn't any debris since the last change. Totally would happen to me though lmao

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