So several years ago I lost the plastic air straightener piece that attaches from the front bumper to the radiator. I need a new one and the Dealers have discontinued it. I've contacted some JYs in the area but finding a 95+ MY Eldorado is difficult. If anyone knows a source or has one, or is parting out a 95+ Eldo let me know...
I've noticed at highway in the summer in atlanta (90+ F) that I'm getting eleveated temps ~ 230. I never bothered replacing it because I stopped driving the car regularly 2 years ago and only take it to work once a week or so. I'd like to find a new piece and see if that helps stabilize the temps.
Before everyone jumps on the HG issue, I had mine Timeserted several years ago / 30k miles and not had one problem since. It's in the back of my mind but when it's cooler out < 80F I have no problem with the temp going north of 210F so I'm fairly certain I'm not getting adquate airflow through the rad, and the rest of the coolant system is new or newer, and I've bled the system, and on and on. Another symptom of this, I believe is ok A/C performance due to the excess heat soak the radiator is placing on the evaporator, but since all the A/C parts are new or newer as well and I've got a full charge and no leaks, I would tend toward my origional hypothesis of inadequate airflow at elevated environmental temps.
This was also a similar problem found over on a long Caddyinfo thread several years ago I believe Ranger posted to regarding someone who got an STS w/o the connector piece for $500 and believed it was overheating, had issues with the cooling fan relays and the T-stat and replaced them all and did a test on the coolant and it returned negative HG issue but still had this issue and he mentioned several times he was missing the air straightener and many posted he should replace that first, but never did...
I've noticed at highway in the summer in atlanta (90+ F) that I'm getting eleveated temps ~ 230. I never bothered replacing it because I stopped driving the car regularly 2 years ago and only take it to work once a week or so. I'd like to find a new piece and see if that helps stabilize the temps.
Before everyone jumps on the HG issue, I had mine Timeserted several years ago / 30k miles and not had one problem since. It's in the back of my mind but when it's cooler out < 80F I have no problem with the temp going north of 210F so I'm fairly certain I'm not getting adquate airflow through the rad, and the rest of the coolant system is new or newer, and I've bled the system, and on and on. Another symptom of this, I believe is ok A/C performance due to the excess heat soak the radiator is placing on the evaporator, but since all the A/C parts are new or newer as well and I've got a full charge and no leaks, I would tend toward my origional hypothesis of inadequate airflow at elevated environmental temps.
This was also a similar problem found over on a long Caddyinfo thread several years ago I believe Ranger posted to regarding someone who got an STS w/o the connector piece for $500 and believed it was overheating, had issues with the cooling fan relays and the T-stat and replaced them all and did a test on the coolant and it returned negative HG issue but still had this issue and he mentioned several times he was missing the air straightener and many posted he should replace that first, but never did...