Andy That's a good point and one I should check - all my gauges drop around 10% when I turn on the headlights…
Mike H Wantage On 7 Jun 2012, at 18:45, Andy Garlick wrote: > Richard, > I am pleased that you have achieved a good result, in an economical way. > > Is yours a Serpentine belt Rover engine? If it is then oil pressure of 2.2 > Bar seems a little on the low side. I agree that is more about flow than > pressure (which is possibly why cooling it is giving you the results) , but > the later serpentine engines deliver about 2 Bar at idle and 3.5 to 4.0 Bar > running at over 2,000 rpm. The gauge no longer measure actual pressure , but > an electrical reading from a pressure sensor, so it is sensitive to all the > electrical contacts being clean. You might want to look at that. > > Kind regards > > Andy > > From: Richard Jones <[email protected]> > To: mogtalk2 <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2012, 15:57 > Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Nose Job > > Hi Andy > I am very happy with whatI have done and it was my choice, nothing to do with > Keith. > My water temperatures and I can confirm as I am in France at the moment and > have done some long high speed runs are 10-20 degrees lower and never top 100 > degrees now. I could easily run 110 - !20 water temp before in 25-35 degrees > air temp, but with no water loss, so it never particularly concerned me so > it's all relative to what your gauge is showing . BUT I have always believed > if you look after your oil it's good for you motor. My pressure is never > high, but in a Rover V8 its more about flow than ultimate pressure and I run > a constant 2 - 2.2 bar at any speed regardless (again all relative to your > gauge) > Yes I will invest in a £600 rad one day when I need a replacement, but in the > meantime £160 on an oil rad and fittings is well spent > Richard M800RGN+8 > > From: Andy Garlick <[email protected]> > To: mogtalk2 <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, 2 June 2012, 9:58 > Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Nose Job > > Richard > I am slightly puzzled by this , if you want to cool the water invest in a > bigger radiator , if you want to cool the oil invest in an oil cooler. You > seem to have invested in an oil cooler to help you cool the water, which is > not logical (to me anyway). However I do respect Keith's judgement and he > must have learned something about this from another car possibly. > > My +8 has the crossover Librands exhausts under the sump and I don't think I > need an oil cooler. I do however have a larger alloy radiator which keeps my > water temperature in between the thermostat opening temperature of 85 Deg C > and 98 Deg when the fan cuts in. My fan only cuts in when in heavy traffic or > when I am stationary, whenever I can move at a reasonable speed I have no > water cooling issues. > > You may like the look of the cooler under the nose , but I don't think it is > necessary. > > Modern oils are designed to run very hot , and overcooling them causes more > issues generally than overheating them. > > If you have gained an improvement that is fine, but I suspect you would have > been equally pleased , if not more so, by going for the alloy radiator. > > Andy > > From: Richard Jones <[email protected]> > To: mogtalk2 <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 19:35 > Subject: [mogtalk2] Nose Job > > Having had her backside tightened up by Doctor Keith at BHM last month , > M800RGN decided she would like a new nose job before she goes on holiday next > week to France and hits the boulevards; she went for this stainless steel job > with a 13 row Mocal cooler behind. Haven't done any motorway work yet, but I > seem to be running 10-15* cooler and am running an indicated 85-95* in mixed > driving - spirited and traffic and only minimal fan cutting in in stationary > traffic now. I always displayed an indicated 100-120 in hot-very hot weather > depending on driving style - never ever lost any coolant though. Will stave > off the ally rad for a bit methinks, but will eventually give in. > > Richard M800RGN+8 > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Modify Your Subscription > > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Modify Your Subscription > > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Modify Your Subscription > > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
