Overheating with Procharger

[The Big Herm]

Alright, so I did a thorough search before I decided to post this. I am up in arms about what could possibly be causing this so I am hoping someone has some good advice.

I have a procharger on my 05 GT. Running 14 PSI currently on an 8-rib pulley. Lately, I have noticed that my car has been running hot everytime I turn on the A/C. Granted, I live in TX where yesterday the temp was 110. The AC blows WARM air and the car immediately starts to rise in temperature. I shut the car off, of course, before it gets too hot. The car is not losing any anti-freeze/coolant but runs hot and smells like anti-freeze. Any suggestions?

The only thing that I could think of was the thermostat was stuck half way or the water pump isn't pumping enough for the increased work. I am so lost.

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[MOC826]

how many miles are on the car? sounds like the thermostat to me isnt opening

 

[tmcolegr]

when you turn the A/C on does the engine cooling fan come on?

 

[The Big Herm]

Car has 61k miles. The cooling fan comes on.

 

[tmcolegr]

Have you recently drained the cooling system? If so, did you bleed the air out of the system?

 

[The Big Herm]

DAMN, I did recently change the coolant and such. Lemme look into that.

 

[tmcolegr]

sounds like you may have an air pocket trapped in the cooling system

 

[hayabusapowered]

also check your cooling hose down by the ps pump , it makes a harsh bend and you could have a restriction there!! did you upggrade to the later cooling system design or do you have the spider web cluster fuck 05/06

 

[The Big Herm]

Alright, bled the air out and took it for a spin. Having the SAME issue. No change reported.

 

[The Big Herm]

I have the stock radiator from the 05 because I was worried about clearance issues with the plumbing of the procharger and the intercooler plumbing. Any suggestions on upgrades?

 

[94tbird]

the stock radiator is very good. its not the cause of your issue, garunteed, unless its clogged.

 

[The Big Herm]

Yeah, it is definitely not clogged. I'm thinking it may be that the thermostat isn't opening fully or I need an electric water pump.

 

[94tbird]

there are plenty of ppl running more boost and the same stock radiator/stock water pump combo without problems, so the eh20 pump wont solve the problem. youve got other issues. Look at the tstat first.

 

[hayabusapowered]

Electric or mechanical water pump makes no difference ,that car should idle all day in this texas heat, when i had mine which was an 06 with a procharger at 14 lbs boost i never had any problems , i upgraded to the 07-10 cooling config! it reroutes the hoses just a bit and all arround is a much better and more efficiant way for your cooling system to run, its an easy change to make , but your problem sounds like a bad t stat , start there . and dont buy a cheap piece of autozone shit, get a good one its just a few more dollars

 

[The Big Herm]

Yeah, I don't bother with parts that are cheap. Cheap = more expensive in the long run.

 

[one eyed willy]

what are you considering to be over heating? what temps are you actually seeing?

 

[The Big Herm]

If I don't pull over and turn the car off it will go into the red. I don't actually have a numbered temp gauge (haven't replaced or added gauges yet) but it will go all the way into the red on the stock temp gauge.

 

[one eyed willy]

If I don't pull over and turn the car off it will go into the red. I don't actually have a numbered temp gauge (haven't replaced or added gauges yet) but it will go all the way into the red on the stock temp gauge.

ouch....in the past when i have seen mine go into the red (old motor) it was 250 degrees.

what temp do you have the fans coming on and what thermostat are you using?

 

[tmcolegr]

How did you bleed the air out of the cooling system?

 

[The Big Herm]

Well, I put it up on ramps in my garage and ran the car to normal operating temp with the coolant cap off. I was also squeezing the CRAP out of the hose hoping to burp any air out that way.