took the ute for a spin today pretty much the first descent spin since i had it and it a pretty cool day and the temp still rises to like 220 degrees farenheit
why does it get so hot
ive replaced the radiator with a brand new gemini radiator, new 12' thermo, new 72 degree thermostat and a new water pump
what else could i do to keep it cool or should i consider moving the intercooler????

Is the fan going the right way round?

Since you've replaced all the main stuff and its still overheating I would start to look at cracked head or blown head gasket exposing the water to the charge making it run hot. Does steam come out the exhaust? Does it lose any water? Does your block have a huge overbore?

It could just be your sender stuffed

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yeah it seems to be
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i doubt it would be that i just installed a autometre water temp gauge
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from what the bloke told me i think he said its been bored out 40 thou or 60 thou with 1.5mm oversized pistons i think

wow, that is hot! especially under those driving conditios you describe. i've just had similar problems with my wagon, i found i just needed another fan. my entire radiator is covered by a thick intercooler so that shouldn't make it get as high as you say.

basically i would have said to do all the things you have already done... it looks a little serious now how does your oil look? definately check your fan is going the right way, but if you have a 72 degree thermostat, when driving along there is enough airflow to keep it at a max of 80, without a fan altogether! is there a lot of space between you cooler and radiator? what about heat shielding from your turbo?

ok guys ive been told the fan is going right way round but im not 2 sure now i think about it i dont really now much about them
my fan seems to be blowing hot air out of the back of it so is it going the right way
also could the motor be just running hot because its been bored out, is it normal for bored out motors to run hot or not???

Yeah bored out motors run hotter and need better cooling but not that much hotter and not that small of an over bore. 80-120thou before you start having problems.

stupid suggestion..but here goes..

You did check that the heater was on hot when you filled it up? No airlocks in water galleries?

2 radiators can look identical, and can behave totally differently.

Definitely got me stuffed, given the symptoms.

Chris

shaun same thing in my coupe, overbored engine, gemini radiator,12" thermo on a daviescraig switch. my engine warms up from nominal to hot way too easily, and doesnt cool easily - im considering a largeR radiator with twin (factory) fans. i dont have room on the gemini radiator to put another fan (unless i have 1 pulling, 1 pushing).

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