this is my first post on this forum. I was told to come here because it was full of "wrench monkeys." Anyway, i got this car from a good friend who bought it, intending to restore it, but now i have it. By the way, im only 16 years old and im pretty mechanically inclined. So, im trying to do as much work myself so that i can save some money. the engine overheats after about 10 minutes, even when sitting at idle. we replaced the thermostat and i had the radiator checked and it was A-Okay.
However, the previous owner replaced the mechanical fan assembly with an electric type, which really sucks. also, when they did this , the removed the fan shroud. so, now the fan is only drawing iar though a spot about half the size of the radiator. my question is; would this be enough to cause such severe overheating? Or does the fan only turn on when the engine starts to overheat? Lastly, does anyone have a manual or know where i can get one for reletively cheap/ preferrably free, like off the internet
thanks and sorry my post was so long.