overheating!

[blueta]

Ok I had this in another post but I didn't want to hijack it. Anyway, my car was getting up to 234* while driving/sitting, etc. I was gonna pick up a thermostat today and a rad cap cause they are cheap and good maint anyway. So I look at my cap and it's for 20-24psi Is this normal? Could this high pressure cause the overheating problems I'm having? thanks.

 

[blueta]

Just thought I'de add some more info. The air coming from the fan is VERY hot. I would guess this means that coolant is flowing through the engine so the t stat is ok and w/p. Correct? Or could one be "failing" and only work some times. No weird noises/leaks from the pump either.

 

[VadersV6]

Mine has been running at the exact same temp, and I even have a 160 thermostat and water wetter in it. I think the cap is supposed to be like 16 lbs or something. I think thats what mine is. Only fix for me is a real radiator. The entire center of the radiator was spewing a ton of coolant out of the fins on mine, so I had to put a bunch of sealer in it. But now all my water jackets and the tubes are full of this garbage, so it doesnt cool worth crap. I cant even run A/C cause the system is dead. I cant imagine how hot it would run if I was running A/C. It sucks being so broke I cant spend 100 bucks on a new core.

 

[blueta]

I think I'm gonna drain a little coolant and watch how it's going through the rad.