f.i.t. Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) hey everyone realy new to the corolla side iv always wanted a 55 and finally got one now to find it heats up a bit is there a simple radiator upgrade ? or should i just get a new ?secondhand one i think the core is blockd... is there a way to unblok it ??? all help would be great Edited January 1, 2011 by f.i.t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) theres a hole in the corolla side? please download this http://www.iespell.com/ (spell checker) Edited December 31, 2010 by Evan G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) take the radiator out and flush it really good, put a hose in the pipe with something wrapped around it to create a seal and blast the insides out, rotate the radiator on the edge flushing on the side uspide down etc. Then repeat for the other hole. Leave the radiator cap on. Also take out your thermometer and put it in a cup of hot water and make sure its opening. While the radiator is out, reverse flush your engine, same as like the radiator, flush through the top hose then the lower hose. Make sure when you refill the radiator the car is flat or nose up to prevent air leaks. Try all that if its still running hot prob time to reco the one you have, or find a good 2nd hand one. EDIT: If it hasnt had it done recently you may as well do the oil / filter while you are at it. Good luck. Reed Edited December 31, 2010 by blzbub666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinky Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Just take the thermo out all together, unless your local temperature goes down to freezing. As above just flush it out with a hose, but I would defiantely check that the thremo isn't stuffed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.i.t. Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 ok i took it out flushed it as said has no themo in it allready alot of brown water came out and some slug flushed everythink motor radiator out has to help was alot of crud in there i brogut a raditor flush aswell try that see how i go i will let u all know how i go....... does any1 have a ruff price on a reco one????? if its not the radiator what eles could it be??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-89 Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 take the radiator out and flush it really good, put a hose in the pipe with something wrapped around it to create a seal and blast the insides out, rotate the radiator on the edge flushing on the side uspide down etc. Then repeat for the other hole. Leave the radiator cap on. Also take out your thermometer and put it in a cup of hot water and make sure its opening. While the radiator is out, reverse flush your engine, same as like the radiator, flush through the top hose then the lower hose. Make sure when you refill the radiator the car is flat or nose up to prevent air leaks. Try all that if its still running hot prob time to reco the one you have, or find a good 2nd hand one. EDIT: If it hasnt had it done recently you may as well do the oil / filter while you are at it. Good luck. Reed Also keep the heater tap open so any rubbish inside can be flushed out too. Reed summed up perfectly what I was going to say :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-89 Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 ok i took it out flushed it as said has no themo in it allready alot of brown water came out and some slug flushed everythink motor radiator out has to help was alot of crud in there i brogut a raditor flush aswell try that see how i go i will let u all know how i go....... does any1 have a ruff price on a reco one????? if its not the radiator what eles could it be??? If you use tectaloy rad flush, you can only run it in the cooling for 20mins from memory. Ke30-55's temp gauges had a tendency to read hotter than they normally were also. Some guys on here install after market reputable temp gauges. I.e VDO and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.i.t. Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 the one i used said 10 min's used it took it for a drive again whent ok then heated right back up its hot here but still yea i am going to put in a temp gauge soon radiator shop opens on tuesday i hope going to see how much to recore thm or clean core right out need it sorted ... just say if i get it recored what can it be p.s heater is dissconected on it house go's around motor n go;s back near water pump could that make it heat upp????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Disconnected heater hoses should be ok unless they are plugged up. Are you running a radiator fan off the engine pulley? Or is it an electric thermo fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.i.t. Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 heater house go's around back of motor back inot water pump... off the engine mate.... should i put thermo's on it aswell???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Nah just wondering if someone had put a thermo on as it might not be kicking in. The heater hoses shouldn't be causing a problem, though it may pay to pull one off and flush it. Possibly you have flushed your system but not them and some build up has come out of them. But in all honesty it sounds like a radiator problem. Only other thing I can think of is to find someone with one that works and swap them over and eliminate the possibility that way. Where are you located, someone here may be willing to help Maybe try putting a wanted ad up on here and you may be able to get lucky. Worse comes to worse I think you could gets your reco'd for $80-100 ish (i think, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm out) which is 1/3 the price of a new one. Or shell out for a freshy. Depends how far you are planning on going with your car. :y: Reed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.i.t. Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) yeah i flush them out aswelll i got told to put my hand on the out side of the radiator to see is the cores were blocked eg hot and cold spot's all felt ok in middle out sides were hoter but.. just waiting for shop's to open for prices if its only 100 for a recore i will do that anyways as some of the fin's are failry messed up Edited January 1, 2011 by f.i.t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.i.t. Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 also iv been told the vn commodore radiator are good to put in would this be a good thing to do???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwarf Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 $300 or so will get your radiator recored with a three core. I've run race K motors and grunter 2TG's off these in Queensland. If you still have heating issues after that, you have other problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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