bratman18

Yeah that's not good!! I had one come apart when I was backing out of my driveway!! I was lucky

So it was the radiator. I took the Loyale radiator out of my Brat and swapped it in and it doesn't get hot at all anymore!! Thanks to all again!!

I have one. They aren't great and I too am used to using a Lincoln, but it has worked well for several little projects for me. I also really wish they hadn't made the wire hot at all times and an internal fan would have been awesome!!

Thanks for the explanation, and no offense taken. Sounds like BS to me, hope you guys get stuff straightened out. Sounds like they are kind of snobbish to me.

ah, ok, thanks!!

Your antennae is on the drivers side? Hmm, O guess they must have changed that at some point because mine is on the passenger side

Agreed!!! +100 I wasn't trying to rule the small stuff out, but as we all know, the HG's seem to follow a pattern of failure. And the SOHC 2.5 in the 2000 is basically the same motor as in his '05. Good luck and hopefully those items that were fixed were the problems!!! Keep us posted

Awesome!! We never find anything like that around here, the rust always gets it

Yeah I do plan on getting a new one soon.

Make sure the tires are the same size as well

ok sorry

I have done that before, but yeah, not worth it. My back already hurts from work. So who is that anyway?

So I drove it to work and back today. On the way to work, it never got above half way on the gauge between the bottom and the red, and then this afternoon, it stayed at 1/4 for half the ride and then slowly crept up to half and stayed there. It's so weird how it's so inconsistent.

I have not tried another yet, I guess I will try that next. Thanks GD So is it really bad to drive it like it is? It is my daily right now so I have been driving to work and back everyday.

I'm really happy to see you taking the time and restoring this car instead of giving up on it. It is a nice car and one of the very few that are on this side of the country. Keep up the good work!!!!

Well, I just took it for another ride and it's the same. But it does not go above 2/3rds, so maybe it is just the difference between the two motors, and the temp sensors. I dunno. It runs great and there are no leaks anywhere. So I will just drive it and hope for the best. Thanks again for the help!

No, but I do have the fuel injection manifold on there. Where is it located? and what do I have to do?

The fan is working properly, I just double checked that. I let it run with the cap off and it just slowly ran out of the top. There were some bubbles, but not a lot. But as it ran longer it started to run out faster. Then I shut it off and it shot out all over the place........that sucked:-\ . I'm pretty sure the temp gauge is working properly. It seems like the motor is definitely hotter than it should be. It is still running at 2/3rds. So again, this sucks!!! I wish I had a hoist and everything right here, I would just yank the motor out of my Brat and put it in. But it's not that easy!!

So I just got back from a ride. I changed the thermostat, and checked for leaks, and Connie, I did check for cold spots. It definitely isn't clogged. The hoses are very hard after it gets up to temp. I also checked the oil and there is no water in it. I smelled the overflow and it smells like just plain old antifreeze. It did take a long ride before it started getting hot. It stayed at about half, and then after about 10 minutes it finally started climbing and held steady at about 2/3rds again. It does not go into the red at all, it stays about 1/4" below the red line. It does not matter how hard I drive it, it stays at that level. But it will idle and stay normal for as long as I let it. How safe is it to drive at that temp level? This sucks, I have a camping trip planned in a couple weeks, that's why I changed the motor!! Thanks for the help!! And keep the ideas coming

So what happened? Feel free to pm me if it's not a totally public thing, but again it would be cool to know if I think about going in the future. If not I understand. (I'm not trying to be nosy:grin:)

So since my motor swap to the EA81 into my EA82 GL, it has been off and on, running hot. Today was the worst. I was driving home from work and it crept up to about 2/3rds maybe a little more on the temp gauge. It's mostly only when I'm driving down the road. If it is just sitting and idling it stays nice and cool. I have a new water pump, and the only other thing is that I have 3 Hella 500's mounted on the front bumper in front of the grill. But I had 2 of them when I still had the other motor. So I dunno. I'm really hoping it's not the head gaskets. They are not visibly leaking, and when the motor was in the Brat I took it out of, it ran great with no over heating problems. So any ideas? I am going to try installing a thermostat, but it doesn't really act like that. Thanks ahead of time! -Jason

Sounds awesome! Can't wait for pics

As I have posted before, I have this same issue on my 2000 RS. It's the head gaskets. I tried the radiator cap, and it wasn't that. I bet if you look under your car, the HG's will be a little wet. Just make sure you keep the level up in your radiator and you can get away with it for a while. I actually use a turkey baster to transfer coolant from the overflow back to the radiator, it works pretty well

I just went EA81 in my 89 GL and love it. Runs great and really don't notice too much of a difference in power. I also highly recommend Bill's power steering kit!!

So it's been a while but I have done some more to the car. I still have to get some pics but here's whats new. Roof Racks installed, just cheap ones, EA81 installed with Bills EA82 power steering conversion bracket, 3 Hella 500's mounted on the front bumper, just got them wired up today. And a new CV axle installed. It's starting to look better and better. I might put my LSD rear diff in as well. I will be taking a trip to Northern Maine in a few weeks and will get to test it's off road capabilities, and the new Hella's will come in very handy while trying to avoid all the Moose that will be out after dark!!!