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Hello all -
Greetings from Eleuthera, The Bahamas.
I have a 1991 LN130 2.4 Auto which has served me well for six years until it overheated and cracked the head. The head has been replaced (not with the a modified one), the radiator re-cored, the water pump changed, the thermostat changed, and the rad cap replaced. I have also read just about every overheating thread on this forum!
I am still having overheating problems (not cooked yet) and they seem pretty strange. If the engine is idling the temp stays low. If I drive the car gently, at 20-30 mph the temp stays low, if I put my foot down at all then she heats up, but as soon as I throttle back to idle, she starts to cool down again.
The last thing I have to service/change is the viscus coupling on the fan itself - I have the standard oil to service the clutch with I read somewhere that a thicker oil might be better for the warmer climate down here - does anyone have thoughts on that, or the specs for this oil might be?
Servicing the fan clutch is my last ditch attempt at a fix, and then I am out of ideas of what the problem might be. Does anyone else out there have any more ideas?
A new truck is not an option as import duty has just been pushed up to 85%....
Thanks,
Edd
Greetings from Eleuthera, The Bahamas.
I have a 1991 LN130 2.4 Auto which has served me well for six years until it overheated and cracked the head. The head has been replaced (not with the a modified one), the radiator re-cored, the water pump changed, the thermostat changed, and the rad cap replaced. I have also read just about every overheating thread on this forum!
I am still having overheating problems (not cooked yet) and they seem pretty strange. If the engine is idling the temp stays low. If I drive the car gently, at 20-30 mph the temp stays low, if I put my foot down at all then she heats up, but as soon as I throttle back to idle, she starts to cool down again.
The last thing I have to service/change is the viscus coupling on the fan itself - I have the standard oil to service the clutch with I read somewhere that a thicker oil might be better for the warmer climate down here - does anyone have thoughts on that, or the specs for this oil might be?
Servicing the fan clutch is my last ditch attempt at a fix, and then I am out of ideas of what the problem might be. Does anyone else out there have any more ideas?
A new truck is not an option as import duty has just been pushed up to 85%....
Thanks,
Edd
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