>>>>> water temp never made it to the N,
>Phil, and anybody else who knows
> How do you cool your mill?
> Electric fan?, horizontal flow radiator?
>I'm in australia where summer is coming and I'm told ( this is my
>first spritely summer) that they boil furiously in the heat.
>I have an elec. fan from a 79 honda that will fit in front of the
>rad. as a pusher. is it worth doing?
>should I bail the mech fan or run them both?
>elec fan on all the time or thermoswitch?
>Thanks
>Andy
>
Andy,
Our summer is just starting to wind down and I do have some info
regarding overheating.
My car never "overheated" but always ran hotter than I'd like and didn't
deal with traffic well. It still runs hotter than I'd like but I think
it is happy.
First check your gauge. Get some boiling water and some way to keep it
hot (propane torchand a pan from the kitchen) dip the sender in and see
what the gauge reads. Mark that as 212 degrees.
Flush and carefully fill the radiator, "burp" out any air from the
highest spot in the system (Heater box if installed)
Run the right amount of antifreeze.
Make sure timing and mixture are correct.
If that doesn't help, which it didn't in my case.....then try this
Recore with a high performance three row radiator (helped peak temps)
If you really spin the engine you may have a water pump cavitation
problem and you can fit a Mini water pump pulley and slow down the pump.
(helped helped peak temps when driving hard)
Fit and electric fan (I pulled the plastic one) I switched it with no
thermostat but will be putting one in soon. (really helped the high
temps around town)
Car is a cross flow 1275 with 165 degree thermostat, built up motor.
Ric Bergstrom, Richmond, VA 73-74 Midget, 88 Volvo
Central Virginia MG Classics WWW.CENTRALVAMG.COM
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