Any time I ran into that problem it was either low water or a clogged
radiator. At lower speeds, the restricted flow cools OK, but at higher
speeds, the pump can't force more water through the clogged core, so it
gets hotter. MHO worth $0.02
Dave
David Riker wrote:
> A friend of mines car had this problem, and it turned out the impeller
> blades on the water pump had corroded away. at low Rpm's and low load, it
> could circulate enough coolant, but at higher RPMs and load, it would heat
> up.
> David Riker
> 63 Falcon
> 70 Torino
> 74 Midget
> http://home.pacbell.net/davriker/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Cull" <davidcull@hotmail.com>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 5:43 AM
> Subject: Temperature Increase at Speed
>
>
>
>>Help needed again,
>>
>>A great day for a drive on Sunday, about 78F and no humidity or clouds.
>>This was my longest excursion so far after getting my 65 Midget on the
>>
> road
>
>>last week.
>>After travelling for about 15 minutes at 50mph the temp went up to 220F
>>
> and
>
>>stayed there. When I slowed down to travel through a small town, the temp
>>dropped to 190F, then returned to 220F once I speeded up again. This is
>>
> the
>
>>opposite to what should be happening. I changed the Thermostat to a 160
>>prior to driving it this weekend, everything seems to be working okay.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks for the help,
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>65 MKII
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