Liv,
I am in COMPLETE agreement with Dan. Have wanted to write you re this
for some time as you keep mentioning it. Remember, that if the car
(cold) is 0%, and red line temp (hot) is 100%, then the Spit should
NORMALLY run at about 75%-80%. And, on a hot, muggy summer day, it'll
get so close that it'll scre the be-Jesus out of you. HOWEVER, that
being said, yes, there's something wrong if it's running that hot on a
45F degree day, with two fans installed.
Say.. just a second... are you running an electric fan (pushing) from the
front, AND a mechanical fan (pulling) from the rear of the Rad?! If so,
and they are not extremely well 'synch'd', won't that offset with some
turbulence, in effect, somewhat self defeating to a certain degree?
Anyway, flush and reverse flush hard yourself. Doubt it, but I've seen
stranger things work, otherwise as Dan suggests. Just my two cents (i.e.
Canadian nickel! : )
<<that's a joke, everyone, relax!>>
Also, if you decide you DO need to go a different Rad route, let me know.
Luck,
Gary
On Tue, 14 May 2002 14:39:49 -0700 Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>
writes:
> I would have your old radiator boiled out by a reputable shop and
> checked
> for leaks and blocked tubes. The orignal radiator was perfectly
> fine for
> the Spitfire engine, but years of use can reduce the cooling
> effeciency
> greatly. If you decide to go another route after you have tried
> your
> renewed radiator, then you can always give/sell/trade it to another
>
> Spitster who needs it!
>
> -Vegaman Dan
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