Pulled Out The Rad On The Blazer
02-02-2003, 12:07 PM
#93
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Ok now that I noticed that this thread is 4 pages long...
Damn that is a huge radiator! How are you going to run the transmission cooler lines? A popular way to do it in cold climates (like up here in ****** cold MN!) is to come from the trans - into the radiator cooler - our of the radiator cooler - into the new cooler - out of the new cooler - into the trans.
If I was you i'd go with the 195 t-stat, keep yourself/blazer warm in the winter. Is the blazer only used in the winter?? If not maybe the 180 would be better.
Damn that is a huge radiator! How are you going to run the transmission cooler lines? A popular way to do it in cold climates (like up here in ****** cold MN!) is to come from the trans - into the radiator cooler - our of the radiator cooler - into the new cooler - out of the new cooler - into the trans.
If I was you i'd go with the 195 t-stat, keep yourself/blazer warm in the winter. Is the blazer only used in the winter?? If not maybe the 180 would be better.
02-02-2003, 12:12 PM
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new radiator is in. couldn't find a good place to mount the trans cooler so i didn't put it in yet. just waiting to get some more coolant, then gonna burp the system. i have to see how expensive the cam and lifters are..... anyway i'm glad its running again and not leaking anything now :bigthumg:
02-02-2003, 12:13 PM
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Man I wish I could mod the hell out of every vehicle i own 
Instead of switching thermos you could just put some card board in front of the air duct, thats if you're lazy.
its actually getting kinda warm up here, i think temps are around 20 in MN right now, wrench time
its actually getting kinda warm up here, i think temps are around 20 in MN right now, wrench time
02-02-2003, 12:41 PM
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1Revvin7- 34.0 deg down here in lakeville right now. Got my shorts on and a t-shirt, heat wave
vosko- we are talking about 100-125 for a cam and lifters. :bigok: you know... to complement the carb/intake/headers
vosko- we are talking about 100-125 for a cam and lifters. :bigok: you know... to complement the carb/intake/headers
02-02-2003, 02:24 PM
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Best prices I've seen on cams are PAW catalog and Summit catalog. If you get a Competition Cam/lifters(brand name), make sure they know its for the stock ratio rocker arms. One V-8 I built I bought one of their cams and it was for the wrong ratio of rocker arm, I called comp. cams and they said tough luck(I don't recommend their cams.)
Summit lists their own cam kit(cam. lifter, assemble lub) for $79.95, A Edelbrock kit for $115.00 If you change cam its a good time to change that old timing chain set(summit has a good deal on those also. Also shipping is Free!
Summit lists their own cam kit(cam. lifter, assemble lub) for $79.95, A Edelbrock kit for $115.00 If you change cam its a good time to change that old timing chain set(summit has a good deal on those also. Also shipping is Free!
02-02-2003, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Feb 1 2003, 10:07 PM
gotta figure out how to mount the tranny cooler. i have ALL the parts now