- 1. Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "William Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 11:38:55 -0600
- A few comments from left field Aluminum radiators are less efficient than copper, not more. A new aluminum radiator cools better because it is new and because the new, ultra-wide tubes, are more effi
- /html/morgans/2001-01/msg00039.html (8,853 bytes)
- 2. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: FPS3@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 23:44:54 EST
- << If your overheat at speed, fans won't help. You need to either manage gross airflow or add cooling capacity. OR... in some cases- restrict coolant flow as the coolant doesn't have enough resident
- /html/morgans/2001-01/msg00053.html (6,733 bytes)
- 3. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "William Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:09:30 -0600
- Fred and Greg, Thanks for adding information to my "book" dissertation. As a mechanical engineer whose degree focus was IC engines, my viewpoint is mostly shaped by the opinions of one Dr. Murphy (it
- /html/morgans/2001-01/msg00069.html (9,002 bytes)
- 4. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: FPS3@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 03:24:56 EST
- << I must throw another tuppence on the thermostat issue, however. Slowing down flow in the radiator reduces efficiency and will not aid cooling. The thermostat, especially when fully open at idle, w
- /html/morgans/2001-01/msg00076.html (10,254 bytes)
- 5. Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "Stein, Ross" <Ross.Stein@kp.org>
- Date: 13 Sep 1999 16:22:40 -0700
- All this discussion about cooling has me watching the temp gauge on my 1993 +8 very carefully. At a steady 65-70 mph, ambient temp about 70 deg F. , the temp is steady at 95 deg C. (203 deg F.), with
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00128.html (7,621 bytes)
- 6. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "William G. Lamb, III" <lambroving@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:44:34 -0400
- My 1998 4.0 takes quite a long while to reach an indicated 102 C and stays there, as if glued, with the occasional assistance of the electric fan. The gauge is a modern VDO and the needle position i
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00129.html (9,325 bytes)
- 7. RE: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "Blair, John" <JBlair@scn.spawar.navy.mil>
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:42:37 -0400
- You can check the calibration of the temp gauge by removing the sending unit from the block. (You might loose some coolant, so you might want to have a catch pan handy.) Take a pan of oil and careful
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00130.html (10,925 bytes)
- 8. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: BradFarr@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 10:08:27 EDT
- My '95 Plus 8 would indicate similar temperatures (although I have not tested the gauge independently). On a 90 deg. F day, in stop and go traffic, the temperature of the coolant would rise to an in
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00131.html (7,941 bytes)
- 9. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: " LMG@GoMoG " <gomog@angelfire.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:04:30 -0400
- GoMoG at http://www.angelfire.com/mi/GoMoG/ If your coolant is boiling at 220-230 you have either a improper anti-freeze water mixture (unlikely) or (more likely) a defective radiator cap. 15 pounds
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00133.html (9,325 bytes)
- 10. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "William G. Lamb, III" <lambroving@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:30:29 -0400
- Ross, et al. To satisfy myself as to the accuracy of the VDO water temperature gauge in my 4.0 Plus 8, I had the water temperature measured at the top and bottom of the radiator near the location of
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00182.html (8,189 bytes)
- 11. RE: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "Vandergraaf, Chuck" <vandergraaft@aecl.ca>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:02:31 -0400
- This is a bit academic for me, since my +4 hasn't been fired up for years (it has to wait until I get around to restoring it), but the measurements you had done interest me anyway. You say that you
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00183.html (9,782 bytes)
- 12. RE: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "William G. Lamb, III" <lambroving@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:57:56 -0400
- Most certainly your solution would be best, but far too much trouble for Willie. The friend who conducted this experiment with the measuring of top and bottom of the radiator for me used to do it wi
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00184.html (9,192 bytes)
- 13. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Solow" <Gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:44:58 -0700
- When using a Raytec or any other infared heat measurment device, we have found that the color and material of what you are measuring has a very substantial effect on the readings obtained. A black me
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00185.html (9,108 bytes)
- 14. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: Dave.Vodden@uk.ecitele.com
- Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 08:57:46 +0100
- This is because an infra red gun is measuring the radiation from the surface not the temperature. The level of radiation is affected by the colour. Dull and dark surfaces radiate more and shiny and l
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00186.html (9,993 bytes)
- 15. RE: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "Vandergraaf, Chuck" <vandergraaft@aecl.ca>
- Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 06:23:57 -0400
- I was not suggesting that your method was not good enough, but merely pointing out that one of the reasons for differences in the VDO readings and those of the Raytek could be due to measuring diffe
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00189.html (10,246 bytes)
- 16. RE: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "Vandergraaf, Chuck" <vandergraaft@aecl.ca>
- Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 06:34:19 -0400
- Precisely. But the level of radiation is also affected by the thermal conductivity of the walls. The lower the thermal conductivity of the walls, the higher the temperature gradient through the walls
- /html/morgans/1999-09/msg00190.html (12,235 bytes)
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