What should I use to cool MY 1984 Corvette?
What should I use to cool MY 1984 Corvette?
Use a 50/50 mixture of high-quality ethylene glycol anti-freeze and water when adding coolant. Wash radiator cap and filler neck with clean water. Check coolant for proper level and freeze protection. Pressure test system and radiator cap for proper pressure holding capacity – 103 kPA (15 psi).
How to drain coolant from a 1984 Corvette?
Open radiator drain valve and block drain plugs to drain coolant. Close valve, install block drain plugs, and add sufficient water to fill system. Run engine, drain and re-fill the system (as described in the previous steps) a sufficient number of times until the drained liquid is nearly colorless.
What kind of coolant to put in a corvette recovery tank?
Flush tank with clean water, drain, and re-install. Add sufficient ethylene glycol coolant. Fill the radiator to the base of the radiator fill neck and add sufficient coolant to the recovery tank to raise the level to the “FULL” mark.
What should the coolant temperature be on a corvette?
Maintain cooling system freeze protection at -37 degrees Celsius (-34 degrees Fahrenheit) to ensure protection against corrosion and loss of coolant from boiling even when freezing temperatures are not expected.
What should the cooling temperature be on a 1984 Corvette?
1984 Corvettes will have the most noticeable improvement, as the factory cooling fan setting is 238 degrees. Lower temperatures will work at the expense of fuel mileage. There are various cooling fan control switches available to turn the cooling fans on earlier than the factory ECM or PCM controlled settings.
Where is the cooling fan switch on a 1984 Corvette?
The 1984 Corvette has a standalone cooling fan control circuit. The switch is connected directly to the cooling fan relay without any engine computer intervention. The cooling fan switch is located in the passenger side cylinder head between cylinders number six and eight spark plugs.
Open radiator drain valve and block drain plugs to drain coolant. Close valve, install block drain plugs, and add sufficient water to fill system. Run engine, drain and re-fill the system (as described in the previous steps) a sufficient number of times until the drained liquid is nearly colorless.
What kind of cooling system did corvettes have?
GM had a B4P cooling system option available for 1985-1989 Corvettes. This option consisted of an extra cooling fan in front of the a/c condenser, heavy duty radiator and oil cooler.
