Temps still getting too high

[kervinridgley@earthlink.net (Kervin)]

The car gets much warmer than it use to.  With the JH, I could drive
with my foot on the floor all day and as long as I was moving, the
temperature didn't go above half way and it never got to the point that
the coolant temp idiot light came on.  Now, I regularly lose coolant
when the temp gets near the "red" zone.  

Larry wrote:
> 
> Kervin-
>   What leads you to believe your car isn't acting normal?  Did this behavior
> just start?
> (I would expect an engine under load to increase the temperature of its
> coolant.....)
> Larry
> 
> >   Well, I'm still having my temps getting to high.
> > Here's the scoop
> > Did a ABA swap into a 86 8v Scirocco
> > The lower coolant hose looked collapsed so I replaced it with a OEM hose
> > The coolant overflow bottle seemed to be leaking (it was coming out of
> > the cap) so I replaced it with a new OEM one.
> > Thought the thermostat was not working, got a new one from Auto Zone and
> > tested it before I put it in.
> > Drilled a hole in the flange of the original thermostat put it back in.
> > Got a new radiator (the old one had a small crack in the plastic housing
> > that I fixed with JB weld, but it was bubbling underneath).
> > Filled the system first through the top hose from the radiator.  I
> > unhooked the hose from the radiator and poured the mix into the engine
> > first, hooked back the hose, and then filled the rest of the way through
> > the expansion tank.  I then ran the engine, until all the air bubbles
> > stopped coming into the expansion tank.
> >
> > Each fix has produced the same results,  the car runs at a regular temp
> > when driven easy.  The temp climbs when the car is under a load.  It
> > doesn't have to be high RPM stuff, a very steep interstate grade at 3500
> > rpm will produce the same results as does 5 minutes of red line driving.
> > When I drive easy again, the temps come down in about 3 minutes.
> >
> > When the temps go up, coolant comes up from under the cap.  As I sit
> > here, I wonder if I just need a new expansion tank cap.  Anyway, any
> > ideas?  By the way, I've got in a 4k with a 80% kit.  Let me tell you,
> > I feel like I'm on Mr. Toad's wild ride when i drop the hammer.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kervin
> > 80 1.7 8v Ole Paul sold to the great north
> > 82 1.7 8v The gift
> > 86 2.0 8v no knock sensor yet
> > 00 tt600
> >
> >
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-- 
Kervin
80 1.7 8v Ole Paul sold to the great north
82 1.7 8v The gift 
86 2.0 8v no knock sensor yet
00 tt600