aka Keith
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 07:53 AM |
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overheating - vents or something esle
Bit of a backstory here. Had the car out at couple of weeks ago and a coolant hose split, dumped the coolant and the engine overheated (red light
flashing on the zx9r clocks). Pulled onto the side of the m25, and cooled her down over a couple of hours waiting on the recovery truck to arrive.
Fast forward a couple of weeks, I have replace the pipes with silicone hose and floored the engine bay (always wanted to do it, and replacing the
pipework, offered me the opportunity to do it).
I was out on a shakedown yesterday and the temp was fine while I was pootling about, but after a spirited session the temps where rising towards the
danger zone and coolant is being spat out of the pressure relief on the radiator. Is it simply the case that I need to put more vents in the
bonnet/panels or do these symptoms point to something else. I am happy to start cutting holes in the fibreglass, but the car as run for years without
overheating and the only difference now was the overheating issue on the motorway and panelling the floor of the engine bay.
currently have micra radiator, vents I the nosecone and vents in the side of the bonnet and a vent at the back of the engine bay floor. ( as per my
avatar)
Cheers
Craig
[Edited on 25/5/15 by aka Keith]
[Edited on 25/5/15 by aka Keith]
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matt5964
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 09:12 AM |
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Think you have stated it, paneling the engine bay floor thus trapping the hot air in one place and creating an air pressure lock.
You could put from events on the bonnet top at bulk head end.
Also have you tried water wetter a radiator additive, I put some in mine and noticed a reduction in fluid temp.
I thinking of a alli radiator next.
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daveb666
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 09:12 AM |
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Scoops let air in, not out. If your floor is totally panelled the air has nowhere to go.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 09:19 AM |
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Water wetter helped mine, on the track with lots of speed it handles heat okay, short bursts such as sprints it does get hot still.
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OliilO
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 10:10 AM |
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I think you've answered your own question with regards to the floor. If it's easily removable, maybe try removing it and seeing if that
helps confirm that it's the floor that is the issue.
If it is, some flared side panels may solve the issue.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 11:31 AM |
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Vents at the back of the bottom and flared sidepanels will help!
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jossey
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 11:34 AM |
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vents near the scuttle or bonnet. Or side vents will help.
Get a bigger fan on the rad too this may help and then see how you get on.
Thanks
David Johnson
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 12:48 PM |
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Ok I've not got a bike engine, or paneled floor. But I put rear vents in my bonnet AND I put a cowl round the exhaust manifold so heat from the
manifold does not add to engine bay temps. Check out my photo album on here.
and
Never had ANY heating issues. 
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kj
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 07:26 PM |
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Are you using anti freeze, I have same engine, vent in nose cone and scoop plus vents at the rear of the bonnet. It used to get very hot and use water
without anti freeze.
Think about it, think about it again and then do it.
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alex1991
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 07:32 PM |
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Also add exhaust wrap to the list of stuff to do if you haven't already done it.
I'm getting overheating issues stuck in traffic so I will be adding some vents.
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kj
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 07:40 PM |
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I have exhaust wrap too
Think about it, think about it again and then do it.
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threadbare wallet
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 08:05 PM |
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Water pump getting weak? But gota agree with above let the air flow,i had issues in traffic so got the hole saw out and put a few holes next to the
exhaust manifold,you can see the heat haze when the fans come on and it cools a treat now can still get a little warm on hard motorway runs so will
need another vent near the scuttle but you have to let it out as well as in.
Very few things are "really" needed.
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Irony
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 09:02 PM |
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If you have outlet vents at the top of the bonnet just in front of the driver do you notice a blast of hot air in the face? Just wondering?
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scimjim
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 09:35 PM |
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I'd check for a cooked head gasket/warped head before I started cutting holes?
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austin man
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| posted on 25/5/15 at 10:32 PM |
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I reckon it could be gasket failure from the previous overheating. do a sniffer check on the cooling system. MK do modified side panels to all the
heat out
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aka Keith
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| posted on 26/5/15 at 06:40 AM |
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By sniffer check, you mean the hydrocarbon one? Will see if I can find a local garage that is friendly.
cheers
Craig
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