TR4A_IRS
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I have been driving the 4A to work for the last couple of days (lucky me - its not sunny in Seattle, but its not 100F either). Today I hit a bit of stop and go traffic on the way home and was watching the temp guage climb towards the red. Luckily traffic picked up before I had to pull over and let the car cool down.
I guess I have two questions:
1) Is this overheating to be expected? I believe the cooling system is in good working order. Water pump and thermostat seem to be working normally, and the radiator is in good shape. I have experienced similar temperature rise before, in stop and go traffic, and the car has no problems maintaining temp when moving, even when it gets above 60F in Seattle.
2) For those that have electric fans, do they do a good job for you in stop and go traffic. I plan to avoid traffic as much as possible, but you can't always do that in Seattle. I am considering adding an electric fan with a manual switch, if it has helped others in traffic.
I guess I have two questions:
1) Is this overheating to be expected? I believe the cooling system is in good working order. Water pump and thermostat seem to be working normally, and the radiator is in good shape. I have experienced similar temperature rise before, in stop and go traffic, and the car has no problems maintaining temp when moving, even when it gets above 60F in Seattle.
2) For those that have electric fans, do they do a good job for you in stop and go traffic. I plan to avoid traffic as much as possible, but you can't always do that in Seattle. I am considering adding an electric fan with a manual switch, if it has helped others in traffic.