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I did them all at once, I was sure one of them would fix the problem. I feel like the engine runs hotter than most, so a small change such as maybe not enough air flow or no shroud is making just enough difference to heat up too much. I'm going to attempt to trim the shroud to fit my electric...

Are there any wires or air lines to disconnect on the rear locker before the 3rd member comes out?

Awesome episode, sad to see Ty go, but excited to see what the T5 guys bring to the table (besides catheters).

Good news, I tracked down the email correspondence with the previous owner when we were discussing the truck and found this: 4) Timing belt, crank shaft position sensor, and water pump were all replaced about 15-20K miles ago. 5) Only twice has the car gotten hot and boiled coolant out of the...

Thank you for taking the time to respond. I really need to get a thermometer to do some testing. This thread is a bit long so I don't expect you to read it all, but the short of it is while sitting stationary the truck never overheats, while driving highway speeds, slow on flat ground, fast on...

Unfortunately, I don't have anything to read temp with. I've been eying a scangauge, I might have to pick one up at least for temp alone. After I put the old radiator cap, it went up just above the halfway mark, but it just started as I reached the end of the road, so I couldn't continue to...

Thank you for checking, I don't have a temp reader to check mine though. I'm also running a 170 degree thermostat, which is 10deg lower than OEM I believe. My temp has always sat just below halfway before and after i upgraded the cooling system. After putting the old cap on, I just took it up a...

The new cap is 13psi, same as the old one. I just tried the old cap on the new radiator and took it for a drive, it didn't overheat, but did get a bit hotter than normal temp at the steepest slowest section.

Old cap and new cap

There's not, I've checked probably 5 times, last time about 30 seconds ago. I can blow in both sides of the hose and there's nothing clogging it, very strange. Could the radiator cap be preventing fluid from going into the overflow? I removed the cap from the overflow and coolant still wouldn't...

Something a bit odd I just noticed as well. The truck hasn't been driven since yesterday, it was stone cold and I opened the radiator cap and it spit about 1 cup of coolant at me. Shouldn't any excess pressure/fluid be transferred to the overflow tank, especially after sitting overnight? My...

I have a code reader, but it doesn't have temp reading capabilities. I read up on drain ports on the block before I changed the radiator, and I believe you have to pull an exhaust manifold and some other components to access them. I don't know what could be left since I flushed the system...

I've owned a few BMW's that are finicky about bleeding procedures, so I've got in the habit of bleeding systems when parked on a steep incline with the front of the car elevated. I did the same with the Montero, hoping an air pocket would work it's way forward. Thank you.

First thing I noticed too, looks like it'd catch on rocks and everything else, including kneecaps.

Dolomiti built an ATV rack for his 2.5, you might get a few pointers if he's still around. That's a bummer about the screen, too bad last year I had about 500+/- macbook retina 13"/15" and macbook air screens in the warehouse, wish I could help.

I still have my original shroud, so I'll try putting it back on. I was hoping I didn't need it, I liked the extra space at the front to work with. I do still have my AC condenser fan, but it never really spins too quickly, I'd rather just wire it to always be on. If I remember correctly, on a...

I was blasting the heater when I was flushing, refilling, bleeding the system, but haven't tried running it when it begins to overheat. I'll try to replicate it today and check. I've got about a 1/4" mile driveway that is steep 10mph and it always seems to do it there, so by the time it starts...

They are both mounted to the backside of the radiator and are pulling air through towards the engine, not pushing against the natural flow of air. The truck does fine in slow rolling traffic, the only time I've gotten it to overheat is on slow fairly steep inclines.

It did overheat at slow speeds going uphill before I replaced all of the parts that I listed. I've been trying to chase it down, but apparently didn't get it yet. Interesting idea about too much flow, I don't think it's the issue in this case though. With the radiator cap off, the coolant can be...

I do have a multimeter, but I haven't measured current yet. The fans are quite loud and I can put my hand behind them and a ton of air is being moved. They're wired to 50A toggles which I flip on when I start up and leave on, so not temp controlled. Nothing is in front of the radiator except the...