The issue is when you did disconnect the lines and if there was indeed R12 still in the system (doesnt matter at this point) all the gas and oil would have come flying out under pressure. In youre case replace all the o-rings you disturbed, might as well replace them all. Add the correct amount...
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That's right near sub 40'F it feels colder than my R12 charged system. Steven89 can attest to the feel of both cars as I'm sure he'll chime in soon.
Fixed! It was the radiator I dunno what was wrong with the old one looked fine on the outside. Put a new radiator in and all my problems ceased. I did 15 pulls to 120 to get it really hot. No spikes, no boiling of the coolant, no overflowing overflow tank. It running nice and cool now.
It looks like this 100'F heat is starting to get to the car so its just under boost anymore. I can almost always reolicate what happens by thrashing on the car it takes a few pulls though.
New video I changd rad cap and decided to see if it would overheat again.
http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v436/Cobra281s/20120625_202641.mp4
I have a few bent fens behind the radiator the part facing the fan, but these are the only bent fins i see. I just checked in front of the rad and all i see is dust a few pieces of grass, a small flower, and my trans cooler which is still attached for the radiator. At this point if theres any...
The condensor doesnt have anything blocking it from the front other than the pusher fan, and stock IC. The Radiator i havent looked behind it in a while, but my Auto trans cooler is mounted to it, its been there since Aug 2010. The foam seals im assuming would have gone around the entire...
The car does not have the undertray, and I suspect it was lost sometime by the previous owner before the millennium lol. It does still have the two plastic trays under each fog light housing.
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