Hey andrew how did you hook up your thermoswitch? did you do it like I did and fit it into a 3-bolt thermostat housing? At the moment I have my fans wired straight to the battery so they go on even when the engine is off. It is funny because they go one about 15-20 seconds after I get out of the car (heatsink I assume) and then run for about 30 seconds or so. if I turn the engine back on while they are on they almost immediately turn off as the water pump starts pumping the cool water in the radiator through the block! which makes hard wiring them to the battery kind of pointless.. but I can see the advantage of one of those davies craig water pumps you could run it with the engine off and fans on.
zac > Hi Zac > > Thanks a lot for that - I was hoping you would say that, bc my > thermoswitch is around 86deg also, but thought M might > correspond to a higher temp indicating i had a problem :) > > thanks > andrew > > > hey Andrew, terry once told me that the start of the M is around 85 degrees > > and I can verify that because my thermos kick in at 85, right at the start > > of the M! :) > > > > zac > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Andrew Greenbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 6:49 PM > > Subject: RE: Temp and charging q's.. > > > > > > > thanks for that terry > > > > > > I'll grab me a new regulator soon then. have you any idea what > > > temp around M corresponds to? > > > > > > thanks > > > andrew > > > > > > > Andrew, > > > > > > > > The symptoms with the Bosch alternator suggest that the regulator is on > > the > > > > way out and it is replaceable. In summer time running around the M on > > the > > > > stock gauge is OK, the test is when you go up a long hill whether or not > > the > > > > temp increases appreciably. A cooling system with a thermo fan should > > only > > > > run a little warmer at low speeds or stopped at lights before the fan > > kicks > > > > in and then it will return to normal. When you're on the move there > > should > > > > be very little difference if you radiator and thermostat are in good > > > > condition. > > > > > > > > regards > > > > Terry > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of GREENBURY, > > > > Andrew Robert > > > > Sent: Saturday, 24 November 2001 4:42 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Temp and charging q's.. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > I have replaced my alternator with a bosch one (from an r31). But the > > > > charge light now stays on until I give it a little rev (to ~2000 RPM) > > > > before turning off. with the old (lucas) alt the charge light turned off > > > > a second after startup. Does this mean my new alternator has issues?? > > > > > > > > Also, I have a thermofan controlled by a thermo switch from a bluebird - > > > > this results in a running temp of around the 'M' mark on the gauge. Is > > > > this acceptable?? > > > > > > > > Thanks heaps all > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
