Overheated on track - now what?

88turboii · 04-11-2011, 11:27 AM

it was opposite for me when i had bad coolant seal. it would run on one rotor at start, but after about 15 seconds or so it would run like normal. white smoke on startup, from the coolant puddling in the chambers burning off. that and i could fill the overflow container with a couple 3rd gear pulls lol

but yeah i also have overheating problems on the track. it will start creeping past 1/2 way after about 10 minutes of track time, even in cool weather. im still running a tmic, so the radiator should be getting plenty of flow. it was suggested to me to use aluminum tape and seal off all the parts around the radiator that air could get past, but i have not tried that yet

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04-11-2011, 11:27 AM	#7
88turboii destroy, rebuild, repeat Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 395 Rep Power: 18	it was opposite for me when i had bad coolant seal. it would run on one rotor at start, but after about 15 seconds or so it would run like normal. white smoke on startup, from the coolant puddling in the chambers burning off. that and i could fill the overflow container with a couple 3rd gear pulls lol but yeah i also have overheating problems on the track. it will start creeping past 1/2 way after about 10 minutes of track time, even in cool weather. im still running a tmic, so the radiator should be getting plenty of flow. it was suggested to me to use aluminum tape and seal off all the parts around the radiator that air could get past, but i have not tried that yet