> Hi, just bought a '74 TR6 with 84,000 miles on it. When I got it, it
> was running cool but the plumbing was all wrong and the thermostat was
> missing. When I put it back together as it should be, it over heats
> badly, even blowing past the 13 pound cap. When it blows past the cap,
> the temp guage is not high at all. I'm guessing that the radiator is
> badly in need of rotting. Is there something common to TR6s that I
> might be missing? Thanks, Jim
Jim, it certainly wouldn't hurt to pull the radiator and have it "rodded
out" at your local radiator shop. But since you say it ran cool before, I
doubt that is the problem.
Probably the easiest thing to do at this point is just take the entire car
to the radiator shop and ask them to check out the cooling system. There is
nothing particularly "magic" about a TR6, and the charge to do this should
be minimal.
Then if they give the cooling system a clean bill of health but it still
blows coolant, you can go on to what I suspect might be the problem ... a
leaking head gasket. They can check for that as well, for a slight
additional charge.
Randall
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