Congratulations Erich. Conquering the Tiger cooling problem, by
whatever combo of efforts is Success.
I too have a hard time just driving the car, as I am always wondering
about changes, but One Day.
Now lets see your AC project, with pics.
Larry
Kathy and Erich Coiner wrote:
>Today was a nice hot day in Poway CA (96 F on my patio)
>I took the Tiger out for a spin with my son. When we got back I left the car
>idling in the garage. After 20 minutes the temp was 201; after 30 minutes
>it was 205.
>
>When the test started the garage was 96F, when it was over the temp was up
>to 100F. Yes the door was open, and the tail of the car was outside in the
>sun.
>
>I then drove it around the neighborhood for a few minutes and it cooled
>right down. Less than 3 miles of 25-35 mph with stops had the car back at
>185.
>
>I have a thermocouple mounted in the hot tank of the radiator. That is the
>source of my readings. It also confirms that my dash gauge is way more
>accurate than I would ever expect.
>
>I am declaring victory in my battle against tiger overheating. (I have owned
>the car for 22 months. So it did not give in easy)
>
>Now I need to train myself to watch the scenery and not the temp gauge.
>
>The combo that is working for me is:
>
>Near stock 260 with 4 barrell and headers.
>
>3 row radiator with surge tank connected to the cold tank on the radiator.
>(Available from list member Rob Guera)
>Stock Tiger radiator shroud
>Derale rigid fan 17515
>Water pump pulley from Ford Fairmont. (smaller in diameter, runs fan and
>pump faster)
>
>LAT hood
>Edelbrock hi flow water pump
>Horn block off plates
>water pipe insulation jacket stuffed between radiator bottom and cross
>member (stops a lot of the hot air that recirculates thru the radiator at
>idle)
>
>Cut out sheet metal strip that blocks off about 4 rows of the radiator.
>
>Aluminum air ducting between lower valance and radiator core support. I
>followed the instructions in Steve Laifman's "Cool it Buddy" article.
>This ducting ensures that any air that enters the front of the car can only
>go thru the radiator core. It also means that any warm air that wants to
>recirculate into the radiator must travel forward to the inlets in the
>valance and not just curl around the bottom of the radiator.
>
>I can say that the water pump change made the most dramatic difference in my
>car. Without the pump the car would overheat on the freeway and run warm in
>stop and go traffic. The pump was the last thing I did, so I cannot comment
>on how important all the other pieces of the sytem are. Without the pump
>nothing works. With the pump and everything else, I have the problem
>nailed. I leave it to somebody else to figure out if anything I did is not
>worth much.
>
>Erich
>getting cocky and thinking about A/C
>
>
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