The little joys of Ford ownership! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Oldham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:18 AM Subject: RE: running hot. real hot.
> you guys just reminded me > I used to have a te cortina > I was getting up it one day getting onto the highway > at first i thought i blew the engine > but that wasnt the caes, > the waterpump bolts sheared off > & the fan went through the bonnet > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of rclough > Sent: Monday, 20 September 2004 7:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: running hot. real hot. > > > Check the water pump has curved vanes. I read that cheap, straight vane > replacement pumps do cavitate. Also check that the alloy machining behind > the impeller vanes is not corroded or pitted. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Warren Phillip-Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 8:08 PM > Subject: RE: running hot. real hot. > > > > I had thought about that but not acted on it I thought maybe the pump > could > > even be cavitating. I guess that's the next item to check. > > Thanks for the idea. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Geordie > > Sent: Sunday, 19 September 2004 5:51 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: running hot. real hot. > > Importance: High > > > > Stupid question dude, but are you sure your water pump is working? > > I've had a water pump shear the drive-shaft and even tho the pulley was > > turning the blades inside it weren't. > > > > Might be worth cracking the gasket open to suss it out!!! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warren > > Phillip-Clarke > > Sent: Sunday, 19 September 2004 7:17 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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]/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
