hi zac yep i put it in a 3 bolt housing like yours. got the relay switched by ignition though bc of the stuff you said :)
andrew > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
