[Diy_efi] Which ECM?

Highhat highhat at kc.rr.com
Sat Jun 29 15:15:43 GMT 2002


Ya i've heard those aluminum radiators are good, but mine runs at a cool
180-190 degrees. Thats running both fans most of the time though.

Robert Willis
AKA HighHat

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From: "elcamino73" <elcamino73 at mindspring.com>
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Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] Which ECM?


>
>
>
> Blown 407
> ElCamino
>
>
> A real good friend of mine had a maroon IROC of the same year, nice cars.
> He had the strangest thing happen to it.
> It occasionally overheated and sporadically ran hot for three years.
> When it did overheat we were stumped as to what the problem was.
> After changing the cap, relays, coolant sensor, water pump, hoses and
>  whole bunch of tinkering we decided to replace the radiator. Which
already
> had been
> replaced after a hit to the front of the car (in the winter time). What we
> pulled out
> was a 2 row brass/copper unit. What the supplier had given us was a 1 row
> aluminum. After talking with
>  them about the difference we found out they were the supplier for the
first
> replacement.
> Upon further interrogation they admitted they had problems with using the
> larger brass/copper units
> and had switched to the smaller OE aluminum style. Not a single problem
with
> heat build up again!
> Maybe the adds about aluminum rads aren't bullshit!
>
> My main project is a  1989 IROC-Z 5.7L auto, my BABY!
>
>
>
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