Trevor Boicey wrote:
>
> Same with overheating. If my current car is overheating,
> the radiator is trying as hard as it can, the thermostat
> is wide open, and so on. Moving the thermostat doesn't
> seem to have much effect.
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> Trevor Boicey
> tboicey@brit.ca
I agree. I don't think that I would try this on my TR7 which has
an underdesigned cooling system to begin with. It might make good
sense on my Dodge Dakota which has an oversized radiator for towing.
Most of the time around town, I'm sure that the thermostat cycles
continuously.
One other consideration that just came to mind is the cooling for
the auto transmission fluid. This is often a second radiator inside
the engine coolant passages of the main radiator. It not only helps
to keep the fluid cool in the summer time, but it helps the fluid
reach operating temperature in the winter (so it can boil off
water accumulated from condensation). If water is not flowing
through the radiator, the heat from the transmission cooler will
not be removed. This might be trouble.
I can visualize how to construct the T-fittings in the radiator hoses,
but I can't see how to do the housing for the thermostat in the
cold-side radiator hose. Can someone explain how to construct
this item out of common plumbing parts?
Jim Babcock
'80 TR7 dhc
'87 Dodge Dakota V6 auto 4x4
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