[Diy_efi] Which ECM?

elcamino73 elcamino73 at mindspring.com
Sat Jun 29 15:24:50 GMT 2002


I believe from the factory yours has the aluminum one row.


Blown 407
ElCamino



----- Original Message -----
From: "Highhat" <highhat at kc.rr.com>
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Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] Which ECM?


> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "elcamino73" <elcamino73 at mindspring.com>
> To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> 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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