hi, u might be able to drill some 1/4 inch holes oruond the thermo stat . usually there is enough room to drill 5 or 6 holes thru the flat disc bit on the thermostat. mark k
--------------------------------------------------------------------- "Are you still wasting your time with spam?... There is a solution!" Protected by GIANT Company's Spam Inspector The most powerful anti-spam software available. http://mail.spaminspector.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren Phillip-Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 6:46 PM Subject: RE: running hot. real hot. > I got a 4 core job made up with 1600 top and bottom tanks and it doesn't > feel really hot from the outside, the radiator was put in two events ago but > I had the temp trouble before then. > > I haven't flushed the cooling system for a while and was wondering if the > blockage could be from that. > > I was thinking of trying a brass plate instead of a thermostat and drilling > a hole in the middle to have a constant flow. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of mark krawczuk > Sent: Sunday, 19 September 2004 1:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: running hot. real hot. > > hi, first off , what type/size radiator are u running ? > is the radiator definately clean? > have u felt the radiator with your hand, to see if it is getting excessicely > hot? > have u tried it without a thermostat, to see if anything different > happens ? > mark k > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Are you still wasting your time with spam?... > There is a solution!" > > Protected by GIANT Company's Spam Inspector > The most powerful anti-spam software available. > http://mail.spaminspector.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Warren Phillip-Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 12:45 PM > Subject: running hot. real hot. > > > > Hi guys any help greatly accepted. > > I have a mild L18 in my rally car running twin 40mm Webbers and a crow cam. > > I have had the car dyno tuned, change thermostats twice, taken the engine > fan off and replaced it with an electric fan. Change temp gauges twice. > > The temp gauges are electronic but all read well into the red when going > hard through stages etc or even if left idling long enough too. > > I am wondering if I need to put the heater box back in to actually put more > water in the system to run a normal temp range. > > Any idea's. I am running a tectaloy/water coolant mix. > > Warren > > Warren Phillip-Clarke > SHRECK Motorsport > Rallying It's All Good! > Ph: 0401694264 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
