My deflectors are still in place & correctly fitted.
Ron
________________________________
From: John O'Brien <banjojohn@cox.net>
To:
Ron Mitchell <healeyron@yahoo.com>; Tom Felts <tomfelts@windstream.net>
Cc:
Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, July 25, 2010 3:04:37 PM
Subject:
RE: [Healeys] still too hot...
Perhaps this is not related at all to your
problem, but when I bought my BJ8
in '01, I didn't notice that the PO had
removed the air deflector assembly
from the front of the radiator. I never
noticed any problem until I set off
on a cross country drive across Iowa on a
hot July day. I got 40 or 50
miles from home, and it began overheating
terribly. It took the rest of the
day to nurse it back home, driving short
distances and stopping to refill
the radiator. I ordered and installed the
air deflector assembly and I
never have an overheating problem. Without that
in place, the air flows
around the radiator rather that through it.
John
O'Brien
'61 bugeye
'65 BJ8
-----Original Message-----
From:
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On
Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 8:30 AM
To: Tom Felts
Cc:
Healeys
Subject: Re: [Healeys] still too hot...
From: Tom Felts
<tomfelts@windstream.net>
To: Ron Mitchell
<healeyron@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sun,
July 25, 2010 6:57:07 AM
Subject: Re:
[Healeys] still too hot...
Understand.
But, I don't think that is normal.
When it is really hot out and
I'm in S&G
traffic, mine frequently gets to
212. I never have any OD problems
when it
does. What type of oil do you use
in the tranny? I ust Redline MTL.
********************************************
Tom,
I don't have any
overheating problems in traffic. I can drive for hours in
traffic and never
get over 190. It's on the highway at speeds over 50 MPH that
the temperature
rises to 212 and stays there. In fact when driving in PA and
climbing some
of the steep inclines the temperature will rise to 230. The OD
drops out
after many hours on the Highway at posted speeds. I have no problem
in city
traffic.
I use Valvoline 30 wt. non detergent racing oil in the tranny.
Any
idea on what the water pump pulley dia should be on a MkII 3000 BN7?
Ron
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