2nd gen cooling

the other day i was driving and came to a stop for a while (like 5-6 minutes) and the damn thing started to over heat and it took quite a bit to cool her back down like running the water hose over the radiator once it cooled down i found it was full of coolant the fans run all the time at full speed and there is no thermostat now the water pump might have 600 miles on it water flows through the radiator very well from the bottom (or as deep as i could see) to the top as it was running when i filled it after the head swap ive been driving the car since the beginning of summer/late spring with no trouble it never got hot enough to register on the gauge (130*min ) the only thing i can think is the duct work running from the grille to the radiator would it help to remove this crap since it has the rs ground effects as shown in my avatar
o and if you dont know its an 89 iroc / rs (dont ask) it has a mildlly built carbed 350 it dose have the factory fans they are wired to come on with the ignition the water pump is a cast iron high flow replacement bought it last year when i put the motor in
i think that covers everything
any ideas will be greatly apreciated

sorry i know no puctuation :icon16:

so nobody knows any thing i know these cars are known for cooling issues figured i had them fixed

wow how embarrassing title should be 3rd gen cooling:banghead::banghead:

wow how embarrassing title should be 3rd gen cooling:banghead::banghead:

duh! :screwy: just kidding.

Are you still running a a/c system , debris love to collect between the radiator and a/c condensor, courtesy of the air dam.:grinno:

put either a low temp thermostat, or a restrictor in. it's hotter now than it was in spring time, your coolant is constantly circulating and that does not allow any of it to sit in the radiator long enough to get cooled. I also suggest wiring the fan to a manual switch so you can turn it on only when you need to, otherwise you'll shorten the life of the fan motor.

put either a low temp thermostat, or a restrictor in. it's hotter now than it was in spring time, your coolant is constantly circulating and that does not allow any of it to sit in the radiator long enough to get cooled. I also suggest wiring the fan to a manual switch so you can turn it on only when you need to, otherwise you'll shorten the life of the fan motor.

Another thing to consider might be a flex fan. Fairly cheap and you can get them with manual switch kits as well. Should be the best of both worlds for your cooling problem.

thanks guyz dont know why i didnt think about the thermostat :screwy: and wiring the fans to a switch is on my list but the wifes car decided to blow a trans line:runaround: so that made the top of the list
man i wish she would get a new car