First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... depends where in the country you are...if in Texas , 205 is not running hot in the summer...I run 190F thermostat and it stays at 190 most of the year, but summers are something else...
and yes , you can disconnect the heater ,just plug it , but better yet put that hose into the block onto the other head and cool a little more re the gap for fan/shroud , it should be 50% in and 50% out of the shroud. and for the running temp of these engines, even 220F is not too much, they tend to run hot , and if I recall correctly the "idiot" light comes on at 145F..... Bjorn the old 69 vert./Houston, Tx/HALF member ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subject: RE: [FGF] Cooling Question From: "Edward Gregory" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:44:06 +0100 I think I need to sort out my fan (previous owner put a crap flexi fan on) I have since put on a proper shroud but there is a lot of clearance between the fan and the shroud. What should the proper gap be ??? At mo it is running at about 180 ish with no thermostat, so with a 185 thermostat will it run hotter or just at this temp? Ta Ed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>
