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Old 01-18-2005, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by jmak124
I would give my 87 300D a ITU, but afraid of the head... since moderate thottle will already get it passed 100, the cooling system really needs to be reworked (copper radiator, brittle hoses, yup... its as if i WANT my head to crack). Until I can afford all that, radiator in particular, just gonna granny it at under 2k RPM.
At the risk of stating the obvious, I recommend you have your cooling system addressed IMMEDIATELY! Are you sure your radiator needs replacing? Deal with the little things first, like the temp switches and hoses. I'm no expert here, so here's a quote from someone who is:
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Originally Posted by gsxr
[Could be a] bad radiator. and the fan clutch is suspect too... also need to verify that the electric fan is coming on at 105C, or just replace the switch as preventive maintenance (every original switch I've seen has been bad - those aren't good odds.) A 603 shouldn't get over 105C idling in summer, even in 110F ambients.
Good luck. That baby deserves to be DRIVEN!
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