I'll second that advice! I bought one from Harbor Freight last year on
sale for about 40 bucks. It lives on the top shelf of my tool box,
lol... I have measured everything, lol..
mayf
Hall Motors wrote:
>To determine the actual temperature, and thus whether the guage or
>stabililer is a problem, you can use a handheld temperature guage and test
>the temp at the thermostat and radiator. These work with an infrared beam
>and you just aim them at whatever (even yourself). They cost less than $50
>at Sears and really come in handy working on old cars.
>
>Brad Hall
>B382000609
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tigers-bounces+hallmotors=cox.net@autox.team.net
>[mailto:tigers-bounces+hallmotors=cox.net@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
>sunbeam john
>Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:11 AM
>To: tigers@autox.team.net
>Subject: [Tigers] Over Heating in traffic
>
>My Tiger has a 302 ci pushing 300 HP my problem is overheating in traffic.
>It
>runs at 180 to 190 on the highway but in traffic it overheats to as much as
>250. The former owner had installed a Dimple radiator re-core (whatever that
>is), 6 blade puller fan, and a auxiliary pusher fan that is mounted in front
>of the radiator support frame and away from the radiator. Not sure what type
>of thermostat has been installed. I am think about changing the pusher fan
>to
>a Flexa-lite FLX-394 with 1500 cfm mounting it up against the radiator and
>changing the water pump to a high volume pump. Does anyone have any other
>suggestions and am I on the right track by making those changes. Does anyone
>know which high volume water pumps have the correct shaft length for a
>Tiger?
>
>Thank you,
>John
>Sunbeamjohn@msn.com
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