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Re: hi all

To: Antony <antony@antgel.co.uk>, Chris King <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Subject: Re: hi all
From: doug@dougbraun.com
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 18:42:14 -0400
At 11:22 PM 5/26/2004 +0100, Antony wrote:
>My hypothesis was that the system wasn't fully purged, and when it
>cooled down, it sucked up all the coolant from the expansion tank to
>replace the air.  Is this possible?  Anyway, I topped it up, and now I'm
>running steady at 3/4, so this was definitely part of the problem.

You are almost certainly correct.  This always happens when you drain 
and refill the coolant.

>There is a very interesting but though.  It seems to run cooler now
>_when idling_ compared to when on the move!  When I stopped at lights
>etc, the gauge went down to between 1/2 and 3/4!  I'm a bit confused,
>but I am guessing that the timing may need tweaking.

It could possibly be a lack of voltage regulation.  Does turning the headlights
off and on at idle change anything?

Doug Braun
'72 Spit 





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