Perhaps this is ths ultimate answer to hot running Tigers, and many other
warm running cars. If one thinks in F, and reads in C now the car runs much
cooler and everyone is happy. I still kinda like the official line that
I've heard from both British Leyland and General Motors, that if you don't
loose coolant you ain't overheated
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> From: Anita Barrett <anitabrt@mindspring.com>
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Hot Stuff
> Date: Thursday, September 04, 1997 5:27 PM
>
> At 08:59 AM 9/3/97 PDT, you wrote:
> >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
> Bob, yes the temp is in Celsius as that is what the Tiger II
> gauge is calibrated in. Do the older Tigers have gauges in F?
> The Copper washer I referred to is a standard OEM
> item on Clevelands and all the rebuild books have warnings to be sure
that
> this washer is NOT removed. I take the HP rebuild book at it's word on
> this subject.
> Jim Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
>
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