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gq with body lift getting hot
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:16 pm
by BIG BETTSY
hi all just wondering my gq getting hot when towing or on hills not too sure if its got to do with the body lift any advise please
ive had radiator checked and put some oil in the fan hub still gets hot
Re: gq with body lift getting hot
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:55 pm
by its aford not a nissan
TD42 or TB42??
Re: gq with body lift getting hot
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:30 pm
by big lux
had the same problem after my body lift think it has to do with the eng fan moving away from the radiator. i got a custom shroud and 2 thermos on now and its gud.
Re: gq with body lift getting hot
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:37 pm
by turps
Might be just a coincedence. Radiators dont take much to block. So I would start with pulling the radiator out and giving it a good flush. Both inside and thru the core.
With the body lift it does take the radiator away from the best line up with the fan. So another fix is to redo the mounts and lower it the same amount as the body lift.
Re: gq with body lift getting hot
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:45 pm
by MyGQ
i thought the same with my TB42 when i did a BL, it was actually dead rad, died at the same time. I did a total cooling system overhaul which included pump. clutch fan and blades, 3 core rad brand new and thermostat from Nissan. after all that even on the hottest day on stockton it never broke 1/4 temp and i mean i flogged it and it was a gas setup aswell
Re: gq with body lift getting hot
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:43 am
by BIG BETTSY
its a td42 im getting a new radiator in the next couple weeks might gat a new hub whilst im at it cause with me also bolting a turbo on in the next few weeks i wanna get this right first thanks for your imput guys
Re: gq with body lift getting hot
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:51 pm
by Wozza244
Ihadheating problems with my TD42 and then the radiator blew, so the only one i could get overnight freight was a 2 core, it keeps my engine cooler than the other one did but not by much and it still gets right up hot when hauling up a hill empty with the air con on at around a 36 degree day. I got a new fan hub at the same time also.
I will eventually replace it with a 3 core and see how that goes.
Re: gq with body lift getting hot
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:23 pm
by dazgq1
BIG BETTSY wrote:its a td42 im getting a new radiator in the next couple weeks might gat a new hub whilst im at it cause with me also bolting a turbo on in the next few weeks i wanna get this right first thanks for your imput guys
dont buy cheap chinese shit mate you get what you pay for with radiaters !!
Re: gq with body lift getting hot
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:22 pm
by BIG BETTSY
dazgq1 wrote:BIG BETTSY wrote:its a td42 im getting a new radiator in the next couple weeks might gat a new hub whilst im at it cause with me also bolting a turbo on in the next few weeks i wanna get this right first thanks for your imput guys
dont buy cheap chinese shit mate you get what you pay for with radiaters !!
thanks daz ive got a genuine one under the house im gonna get checked first but i agree not gonna save a couple hundred only to have a rebuild on my hands soon