Thanks Bryan---I built nearly all of it my self except the tig welding on the
alm.---I have one more change this winter. I will fix the box where I can pump
the water off--so that I can prewarm just the eng water. kill the eng--then
turn on the tranfer pump to submerge the core and start then star the run---no
cooling water pre heated- other that the engines
>
> From: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
> Date: 2006/07/03 Mon PM 04:14:46 CDT
> To: Sparky <wmtsmith@landracing.com>
> CC: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Cooling system
>
> You've got the perfect cooling system for Bonneville. If it was a lot of work,
> when you get back from Bonneville imagine this was your third trip and
> the first one that didn't end early because of a blown engine.
>
> Bryan
>
>
> Sparky wrote:
> > Otto,, I have DAVE and Russ Mack to thank for my cooling system---Dave
>SHAMED me into a radiator in box---
> >
> > Russ and I designed this type of heat exchanger in the middle of the night
>to and from Tx. to B'ville
> >
> > yes it was at elevated idle--
> >
> > I have a Hi Flow, belt driven factory type water pump (with a sprint car
>lower pulley so that alt. and pump dont turn more that 5500 at 8000) that runs
>the water thru a radiator in a box that has been modified to make a 2 pass
>heat exchanger that box holds 11 gallons of water---when the return water gets
>to 210 I turn on the aux water pump that runs 3 gpm of "one pass" ambient
>temp.water thru the box out of a 16 gallon tank from the back of the rear
>axel...I can add ice or go to a bigger pump if that doesnt cool it--- It also
>has a elevated deareation burp can--with a 25-30 psi cap at its highest
>point---again thanks to Dave...
> >
> > Oh---by the way---I WISH I had twice as much power---actually I dont have
>much more than you do---I figure 700 max at B'ville
> >
> >
>
"Sparky"
RATICAL AA/GL 2211
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