Hey all! New guy from Arizona here.
Current vehicle lineup is as follows:
2002 Chevy Suburban 1500 4x4 with a 2inch spacer in rear and 3inch level in the front on 33's.. stock otherwise.
2008 GMC Yukon 2500 4x4 stock all around. Wife's daily + family camping tow vehicle
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 6.6 turbo diesel. Also family camping tow vehicle when we REALLY load the trailer down.
06 toyota prius.. my daily because I drive upwards of 100 miles a day.. and gas lol
Name is Clint and I found your forum using a duck duck go search for overheating issues. I have already posted some of my story of overheating in the thread I found for it.. but for those who haven't seen it.. it is long and a a bit infuriating
TL;DR.. There are baffles that are on the side of your radiator to prevent hot engine bay air from recirculating into your bumper which in turn pulls it back through the radiator.. I had no idea these existed and after 2 months of replacing components, I now have a brand new cooling system that would still over heat at idle. Found your forum here and within a few days had it fixed.
Already learned a ton about vehicles I have owned for a while and thought I had a good grasp on.. looking foward to learning more and hopefully being able to share some knowledge with others. I will try to get some pictures transferred from my phone so I can post them soon.
Current vehicle lineup is as follows:
2002 Chevy Suburban 1500 4x4 with a 2inch spacer in rear and 3inch level in the front on 33's.. stock otherwise.
2008 GMC Yukon 2500 4x4 stock all around. Wife's daily + family camping tow vehicle
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 6.6 turbo diesel. Also family camping tow vehicle when we REALLY load the trailer down.
06 toyota prius.. my daily because I drive upwards of 100 miles a day.. and gas lol
Name is Clint and I found your forum using a duck duck go search for overheating issues. I have already posted some of my story of overheating in the thread I found for it.. but for those who haven't seen it.. it is long and a a bit infuriating
TL;DR.. There are baffles that are on the side of your radiator to prevent hot engine bay air from recirculating into your bumper which in turn pulls it back through the radiator.. I had no idea these existed and after 2 months of replacing components, I now have a brand new cooling system that would still over heat at idle. Found your forum here and within a few days had it fixed.
Already learned a ton about vehicles I have owned for a while and thought I had a good grasp on.. looking foward to learning more and hopefully being able to share some knowledge with others. I will try to get some pictures transferred from my phone so I can post them soon.
