Hello Folks,
I asked the below question about a month ago, and got a number of
helpful replies. I recall that SOMEONE said they had an overheating
problem which they remedied by the installation of a Banks Power Pack.
But I can't seem to find that reply anywhere on the list. Does anyone
else recall seeing it? Perhaps it was on a different Airstream site...
but so far, I have been unable to find the post about the Banks.
I drove the Airstream in question home to Santa Cruz from Santa Ana,
about 400 miles. It ran great, but the temperature continually cycled
between 200 degrees (needle in the center) and 220 (needle at 3/4), with
the fan clutch kicking on to bring the temp back down. This is with the
electric auxiliary fan running all the time, at night, with the OAT as
low as 55 degrees. So I am considering installing the Banks header set.
Thanks for any assistance you can offer.
Best regards,
Rik
> I will toss this out in hopes that someone in the Airstream Brain
> Trust will have an answer for me.
>
> I have a 1983 310 motorhome. Two, in fact, also a 1983 Winnebago
> Chieftain with the same Chevy P-30 chassis and 454 motor as the
> Airstreams. The Chieftain has always run nice and cool, with the temp
> usually at about 1/4 on the gauge, unless it is a hot day or she is
> working hard. One of the Airstreams is recently overhauled, and always
> seemed to run hot. I asked the mechanic that did the overhaul about
> it, and he said it had a new 180 degree thermostat, and the higher
> temp was normal.
>
> My current problem is, Airstream #2 is now being overhauled in Santa
> Ana, CA, while I live in Santa Cruz, about 400 miles away. The
> mechanic is worried because he says it is running hot after the
> overhaul. He also put a new 180 degree thermostat in. It doesn't boil
> the coolant out, just runs hotter than he likes.
> Do I tell him to not worry about it, or let him put in a new $500
> radiator, which is what he wants to do? It isn't the money so much as
> the likelihood that it will be the same after the replacement radiator
> as it was before.
>
> Can any of you Airstream motorhome owners out there shed some light on
> my problem? Thanks in advance.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rik