1987 Toyota Corolla Hi Drive Car Inside City Engine Stay Proper Heating

1987 TOYOTA COROLLA
137,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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REJWAN
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hi when i drive my car inside the city the engine stay in a proper heating condition and the heat meter stay little bit lower than half of its indication but when i drive it into the highway the temperature meter comes down as its been never heated before and after that when i try to clutch and brakes together for reducing speed the engine goes off.remarks its a 2 e carburetor engine.recently i have installed a dual layer radiator on it.please give me the suggestion.thank you.
Feb 23, 2013 at 8:52 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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did you change the thermostat???

you went to a larger radiator. that will directly effect the temp to be lower as the oem radiator is a single row.

Roy
Feb 23, 2013 at 9:11 AM
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REJWAN
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hi you asked did i change the thermostat ? no i did not but i will and if it doesn't fix the prob should i change the radiator from dual to single layer cause the original was the single layer radiator.
Feb 23, 2013 at 9:53 PM
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