Well it's been several months and poor ol' Vancine had a water pump replacement because around January I needed to replace my alternator/water pump/AC belts and I thought why not while I'm here. She stays pretty cool now. Doesn't get above the second coolant temp mark unless she's been running and I stop for a bit. No coolant losses, although the radiator we replaced with had two overflow outputs and the cap that came with the kit to stop one side cracked within a few weeks. Using a bolt and a piece of hose as a temporary fix. Underhood temperatures are around 120 degrees. Not sure if that's hot, cold, or normal for the stock 318.
Very cool! Pardon the pun! Haha, I just logged on here for the first time in many months. I see this post is from almost a year ago but I kinda giggled to see you did the water pump and it made a notable improvement, called it! Hope you're still rocking the van around and it's staying cool. Cheers,
- Rich
