1989 troopcarrier overheating

Thanks Tony, Will try taking it for a run without the bonnet on. As you said there is alot of heat generated under there and I also have a second battery. Grant

Thanks Chris, The problem you have sounds almost identical to mine.The the vehicle does not boil, but I don't know how.
Grant

I dont know where you live,but when I had my heat problems I contacted a Turbo bloke in Brisbane named Mike Vine Turbos, he said there are a few mods you can do to the engine cooling system but would not tell me what they were,unless he did them. As I said before this is a common problem and I know of one bloke with a 60 series that could not pull up the Toowoomba Range with his camper on without switching his air con off. He ultimately fitted a Davies electric fan as a back up and solved the problem. The only trouble is that because of the oil cooler I cannot do this. I have spoken to a friend who owns a 4 WD business and its a normal thing,more boost = more power = more heat. Some engines Turbo OK without too many problems, but the 2H is one that can be a bit contankerous. Have you got at least a 2 1/2 inch exhaust system and is it a water cooled turbo.(although I personally think the water cooled Turbos create more stress on the radiator).

I forgot to say that if you look at the temp gauge on a 60 series anywhere up to the red section is ok, so even if its just below the red its naturally getting pretty hot but still not enough to overheat the engine and boil. The best way to judge is that if its not forcing the water out of the overflow bottle, its not overheating. The water level in the bottle should rise a couple of inches when running and rise a little more when getting hot.

Chris, I run a 2.5 inch turbo system and a Murphy gauge which is accurate. If all else fails I will try an electric fan.
The other mods Mike Vine is talkig about might be shifting the outlet on the bottom of the radiator to the other side. Have heard of this before.
And yes the turbo is water cooled.
I live west of Mackay still on the coastal fringe and have a couple of good ranges I can test it on.
I appeciate all the responses
Thanks Grant

You live in a nice area Grant. I spent some of my childhood at Carmila West on a banana farm and went through the 1955 cyclone.We used to go to Mackay every six months for supplies, big day out. The road to to Mackay was a dirt track and if it rained coming home you would have to stay the night at Koumala and wait for the creeks to go down. My cousin owns Westhill Engineering at Slades Point in Mackay, his name is Wayne Brown, if ever your going past call in and give him my regards as I have not seen him for years. I now live on the Gold Coast and hate it, but cant get the wife to move further north. Cheers

Not a bad area to live Chris, rain is non existant at the moment and we are having to buy water, guess it has to rain sometime.
I know where Westhill are and if I am passing Iwill say hello for you.
Have a good Xmas Grant

Thanks Truckster, a mate of mine supercharged his GQ because others he knows have the same problem as you when carrying loads or climbing hills.His doesn't get to hot, although I guess you are not inclined to install a supergharger.
Thanks Grant

Johnsy thanks for the reply, I run the vehicle at about 2000 revs up steep inclines which is about max torque, I just don't over fuel it with the foot to the floor.
Grant

Thanks John, Exhaust is full turbo system and gauge is correct.
Will try the clean of the condensor, as you said I might not be able to see the restriction
Grant

Will try it out John. Will all let you know the outcome.
Grant

No good John, blasted the condensor but the temp remained the same.
Have a good Xmas

Royce, have just got back from work and haven,t done much after 14 nightshifts. Took the vehicle for a run with no thermostat and fan locked.
Same result once it heats up. Tomorrow I will clean the condensor as suggested by John then if that doesn,t work I will pull the bonnet off and try that. Grant

GU Bonnet Scoops are $90 from www.offroad.au.com
mail steve there and say I sent yer....

Im gettin one in new yr too for my Intercooler...
Takecare