Wow! 190F seems pretty high, I guess I should buy the adjustable relay
for the fan!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor B. Michael [SMTP:vmichael@tibco.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 11:17 AM
> To: Triumphs
> Subject: Re: No thermostat?
>
>
> Glenn,
>
> My Haynes says, "Except N. America = 180F/82C ; N. America = 190F/88C"
>
> Vic
>
> Bowley, Glenn (GCICT) wrote:
> >
> > Another question along these same lines. Does anyone know what the
> > "stock" thermostat rating is for a '75 Spit?
> > I seem to remember 180 degrees F? The reason I ask is that the
> electric
> > "pusher" fan I put in has a preset trip point of 180 degrees F,
> seems
> > like the fan should't come on just when the thermostat is opening.
> >
> > Glenn Bowley
> > Mansfield Connecticut
> > '75 Spit 1500 (FM30644U)
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Stinocher, Bryan D. [SMTP:bdstinocher@sewsus.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 9:49 AM
> > > To: 'Coday Family'; triumphs@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: RE: No thermostat?
> > >
> > >
> > > Don't know if the engine will run too cool, but do know that you
> will
> > > have
> > > absolutely no heat. Now, in the summer this isn't a problem, but
> can
> > > cause
> > > some discomfort in the winter. I found this out on my 124 Fiat
> that I
> > > had at
> > > college. My wife and I were really strapped for money at school,
> and
> > > the car
> > > kept overheating when driving around town. After talking with my
> dad
> > > (there
> > > was no way I could afford a new thermostat) I performed "surgery"
> on
> > > my
> > > thermostat (a big screwdriver and a hammer), since the valve had
> stuck
> > > shut.
> > > Well, this solved my overheating problem, but on my way to
> Phoenix, AZ
> > > from
> > > Provo, UT, we were passing through some mountain passes about 1 in
> the
> > > morning in mid-December. I have never been so cold in all my life.
> The
> > > car
> > > ran fine, but I might as well have been driving with the windows
> down.
> > >
> > > Guess it depends on when you plan on driving the car...
> > > Bryan
> > > bdstinocher@sewsus.com
> > > 502-782-7397 xt. 2284
> > >
> > >
> > > ----Original Message-----
> > > From: Coday Family [SMTP:coday@localaccess.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 11:57 PM
> > > To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: No thermostat?
> > >
> > >
> > > So what happens if you take the thermostat out altogether?
> Will
> > > the
> > >
> > > engine run too cool?
> > >
> > > Has anyone tried the high performance Chevy 350 thermostat?
> > >
> > > I have had the TR3 out every day since it fired up and got
> > > rolling
> > > on
> > > Saturday. It overheats if I don't keep it moving, tends to
> blow
> > > a
> > > bit of coolant. I am thinking of adding a coolant recovery
> > > tank,
> > > but
> > > there's not a lot of room under the bonnet. Anyone found a
> good
> > > place
> > > in the engine compartment for a coolant recovery tank?
> > >
> > > Thanks for all the great advice,
> > >
> > >
> > > Geezer, Buffy and the twins
> > >
> > > 59 TR3 TS52320 (a daily driver wannabe)
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Vic
>
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