Just installed 100hp Jammers and the wow factor is great but heat is my new issue, engine itself got hot and EGT's crept up there pretty good, I was expecting EGT's to go up but not the engine. Looked down and guage is pegged at 240. Will different t-stat help? Bigger fan? Lighter foot? Flushed radiator last summer. Thanks for any advice

 

Just to give you something to compare too. I have towed pretty heavy (18,000) gross with what's in my sig. and my water temps never get above 210. When I race I barely get above 200 degree and that with egts around 1550.

 

Wow. Even with my EGT's pegged for a 1/8 mile my engine temp never goes over 190-200*. I'd check to make sure that coolant level is good, the fan is kicking on properly, and that the water pump is working good.

 

do a flush get some evans waterless while your there, get a 180' thermostat, check to make sure the puke bottle didnt fill your radiator with oily gunk. steam clean rad'. i cleaned mine and had the casting sand come out of the bottom of my rad' so i put a coolant filter on it. which has seemed to help.and the 180' thermo helps gauge flucuating and all around cooler running.

 

I had a similar problem with engine temps.....my radiator was filthy. It looked good looking down at it, but after taking it out of the truck....it was plugged about 70%. I pressure washed it & sprayed it with grease lightning....no more issues. Another time it was my thermostat sticking half shut.

 

Have you re-located your crank case breather bottle?

Jim