highway cooling

[Kory]

I have an 85 s10 with a 350/350. I put the Taurus electric fan on and it cools fine around town. But when I get on the interstate since I dont have overdrive im pulling 3000 or 3400 to keep up with traffic. It beging to heat up and I have to back off to under 3000 rpms. I am trying to fing any solutions possible. Maybe a hoodscoop, headerwrap or something to try to keepit cooler on the highway. Thanks for any help

[mommasboy]

Aluminum radiator will make all the diff. Mine is just the oppisite, cools great on the move but sitting is a differnt story. Just gotta get air through the radiator is all, i just bought a Scirocco dual 8\'\' to mount behind the radiator to go along with the 14\'\' that is infront so i should have no problems anymore.

[dynlub]

Hi, Anytime that you overheat driving at highway speed the first thing to check is the lower radiator hose.If it dosenot have a wire spring in it, the hose will be sucked sut by the water pump suction. In nutural rev engine and look at lower hose. (DYNLUB) TOM

[Fergusonic]

Even in Tampa around this time of the year it should not heat up on the road. Dynlub has a good idea.....be sure that the engine is at operating temperature before trying this... and count your fingers before and after!

Keep us all informed.

[whiner3]

try a hi flow water pump... it might not be circulating enough water through the engine

just an idea, i have an edelbrock one and it works great

[wickeds10]

i used the high flow pump and 2 e fans from a honda accord and it works to well in the winter time i had to un plug one

[Kory]

hey thanks guys especially for the comment on the radiator hose being sucke up, I went outside and checked my upper has a spring but my lower doesnt.