Filter is a Gano that filters out all the junk in the cooling system.
They work but don' use the plastic ones, they crack. Its amazing all the
stuff they filter.
On Wed, 3 Sep 97 10:15:23 -0700 JEFF_CARTER@hp-cupertino-om5.om.hp.com
writes:
> I was over a friends house this weekend and was asking him about
>a new
> radiator that he put in his Mustang. He said it helped but was
>still
> overheating. He opened the hood and the first thing I noticed
>was the
> absence of a shroud, but was really curious to me and I had never
>seen
> before was filter installed in the upper radiator hose.
>
> Told him about the slow flow vs. fast discussions we've been
>having.
> Has anyone ever seen one of these items? And why would a
>"filter" be
> necessary? Geez, until I owned the Tiger, the only cooling
>advise I
> ever heard was flush the system and 50% antifreeze/50% water!
>
> JCarter
>
>
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>Subject: Re: Hot Tigers
>Author: Non-HP-rpalmer (rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu) at
>HP-ColSprings,mimegw5
>Date: 9/3/97 8:59 AM
>
>
>Nice to hear a little more about this monster 351C Tiger. Obviously,
>there's more than one way to skin this cat. I presume you are giving
>your
>engine temperatures in Celsius. Few of us are really going to believe
>an
>operating temperature between 85 and 120 F. If your talking
>centigrade (or
>Celsius to be more correct) this would be a range of to 185F to 248F,
>and
>halfway between is 216F. I, and a lot of other Tiger owners have
>basically
>the same experience, each with very different equipment and motors. I
>guess
>it's natural that most of the people discussing this issue have some
>kind of
>problem. Diagnosing each individual problem is the challenge.
>
>The only small thing, but significant I think, I would take issue with
>is
>referring to the "copper washer to restrict water flow". Reducing
>water flow
>per se never improves cooling. The value of a restriction is that it
>builds
>pressure inside the engine, albeit at the cost of water flow. As long
>as the
>reduction in water flow is not excessive, then there's a net benefit.
>The
>trick is to add just the right amount of restriction, I guess only
>trial and
>error will work here.
>
>Bob
>
>>Tigers,
>> I am having a few chuckles with all the "Cooling of hot
>Tigers"
>>mail. I have a 4 barrel head 351 Cleveland in my tiger which I drive
>
>>to work every week day. The 351 gets 14 mph on a good week and
>normally
>>around 13 mpg. Needless to say I am burning more gas per minute than
>
>>most 260 or 289 Tigers; yet I don't have an overheating problem. I
>>do admit that when I spend 15 minutes in traffic the temperature
>gauge
>>goes up to about 1/2 way between the 85 and 120 degree mark. In
>normal
>>driving the gauge sets just slightly above the 85 degree mark. I
>have
>>a generic " Do Not Open while Hot Coolent Recovery" cap on the
>expansion
>>tank (which is completely full) and a plastic recovery bottle.
>Apparently
>>the cap has not opened this summer as there is green antifreeze in
>the
>>radiator, but the plain water half filling the recovery bottle is
>still clear.
>> I do have a wider and longer engine compartment than stock,
>but
>>then again I have a bigger motor filling it up. I assume some of the
>air
>>can get around the motor and out under the Tiger.
>> The radiator is 4" wider than stock and it has a modern
>copper core in
>>it ( which weighs a lot less than the stock English core).
>> Inlet and outlets were added to the lower left and upper
>right
>>to match the Clevland I/O. The original Radiator I/O are capped by
>>"Jones Plugs" ( these are rubber caps used by the plumbing industry
>>when they pressure test their plumbing). Probably need to replace
>them
>>as they are now 6 or 7 years old.
>> I have a 6 blade 14" steel fan that orginally supplied by
>Sears
>>for an aftermarket air-conditioner for a Rambler.
>> The thermostate is unmodified. The Cleveland has the stock
>OEM
>>copper washer under the thermostat to slow the water flow.
>> When running the Tiger for long periods of time parked in the
>
>>driveway ( say to charge a battery or when I am doing work that
>requires
>>the motor to run for a long time such as breaking in a new camshaft)
>the
>>Temperature gauge gets on up there towards 120. At that point I
>either
>> shut it off or set up an electric fan to blow air in the grill.
>>Sometimes I use a hose to provide a small water spray on the radiator
>
>>in these cases.
>> The Tiger has the stock Tiger II dual pipe oil cooler on it.
>>
> The Thermo-Tec that I wrapped the headers in has caused the
>>running temperature to increase 8 to 10 degrees. I did not rejet the
>
>>carb after wrapping the headers and it seems that I may have lost
>>1/2 to 1 mpg due to the wrap. Maby due to excess cylinder scavaging?
>
>> I have a reversed hood scoop but that is mainly for air
>filter
>>clearance. Some air comes out of the rear of the scoop below 35 mph
>but
>>air enters above 35 mph.
>> Most of my driving is in town at 30 to 60 mph; however I
>>don't waste any time starting from lights unless I am blocked by
>>traffic. I also don't have temperature problems at 90+ on the
>>highway. That is in Florida where the air temperature is 85 to
>>90 degrees with 85 to 100 percent humidity most of the year.
>>(when It is not raining)
>> My recommendation to Tiger Owners is to have your radiator
>>recored with a modern core. I have had a couple done for around
>>$130 at the local radiator repair shops. I truely believe that
>>the state of the art in radiators has improved in the last 30 years.
>>Lighter and more efficient. ( Air has a chance to get through the
>core
>>compared to the very dense fins of the original Tiger core.)
>>Jim Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
>>
>>
>>
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