jawilson20
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Got a new Bronco in the past few months and I am driving it a decent bit lately in the 90+ degree temps I am wondering what you might recommend I start with in troubleshooting my cooling issues. Set up is stock 302 with what appears to be a new Howle aluminum radiator, AC (but not on as I have not wanted to tax the cooling system further by running the compressor).
At highway speed we are perfectly fine and driving around town is where issues emerge. If I am in stop and go traffic the temp creeps when I am at a stop (primarily stopped at red lights for minutes plus at a time). Creeps up to top end of gauge and then down a bit as I accelerate and get airflow.
There is no fan shroud on the truck so obviously I know that is something to address. What I am also curious about is the nature of the overheating and if a thermostat change to 195 might be something to look into as well. Thinking about the jobs for each it seems easier to change out the thermostat than either removing fan or radiator in order to get a new shroud in place - and also finding a shroud that fits well.
At highway speed we are perfectly fine and driving around town is where issues emerge. If I am in stop and go traffic the temp creeps when I am at a stop (primarily stopped at red lights for minutes plus at a time). Creeps up to top end of gauge and then down a bit as I accelerate and get airflow.
There is no fan shroud on the truck so obviously I know that is something to address. What I am also curious about is the nature of the overheating and if a thermostat change to 195 might be something to look into as well. Thinking about the jobs for each it seems easier to change out the thermostat than either removing fan or radiator in order to get a new shroud in place - and also finding a shroud that fits well.