Hi all;
As per everyone else's opinion, the fan isn't the problem. Unless you're in
hot weather and stuck in traffic, and if the engine is in fact operating
at the temps suggested (i.e., not an inaccurate gauge), then something else
is wrong.
If it helps, I went through a similar dilemma. I had the radiator recored
six years ago, retaining the starting handle hole (I had a bomb starter at
the time, unknowingly mated to a later ring gear, so was having major
starter problems and didn't want to delete the handle facility). Since, I've
never been completely happy with the temperature but it seemed to be getting
steadily worse, year by year. I thought I'd checked everything and was
starting to think about electric fan, aluminum radiator, etc. etc. Then I
decided
to just flush the system and what a difference! I know I'm stupid for not
doing it sooner and I know it's the obvious thing to do, but if there's any
danger at all of any rubbish in that cooling system then I'd flush it and
see what happens. Incidentally, I did not see anything nasty coming out of
the cooling system when I flushed it; just green coolant.
In fact, as a result of this experience I will probably flush the system
every two years. I wouldn't do it in a more modern vehicle but on an engine
that's 52 years old, there's bound to be stuff flaking off and stuff
building up, I guess.
Tiim
''57 TR3A, '65 Volvo PV544 Sport, '51 Chev 3-ton, '91 Mustang convertible,
'52 Understanding Wife.
Tim Dyer, Proprietor
Kings Creek Trees and Ornamentals
427 Kings Creek Road, RR3
Ashton, Ontario, K0A 1B0, Canada
Phone/fax: 613 253 4126 Website: _www.kingscreektrees.com_
(http://www.kingscreektrees.com/)
Proud member of Landscape Ontario (the Ontario association of Horticulture
Industry professionals), the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association and
Christmas Tree Farmers of Ontario
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