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| jeepguy06 |
 Feb 17 2023, 11:43 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 11-January 21 From: portland or Member No.: 25,060 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
hey guys
so I have a ej205 in the 914 and when sitting at lights in traffic it starts to overheat. I watch the temps clime to 208.4 at times if not hotter. I find that revving the car to 3k and keep it for about 30 seconds to get the coolant moving the temps will then drop down to 203. once i start moving and driving the temps drop all the way down to 197.6 I just feel that the water pump is not able to move the water from engine to radiator all the way in the front. has anyone else had issues like this and how did you repair them? add another water pump that's electric? |
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| ogdougy |
Feb 18 2023, 06:04 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 9-May 22 From: Arizona Member No.: 26,536 Region Association: Southwest Region |
No ej20 in 914 experience but plenty of ej experience.
The EJ even in Subarus were a bitch to burp all the air out of the coolant system. And with the normal radiator mounting i have seen for the 914 at the front, the cap of the radiator sits lower than the motor. If you have a steep enough driveway. Park it to make (at least) the cap of the radiator the highest point in the system or jack the front up with jackstands or ramps. Burp it that way. |
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