At 02:54 PM 12/26/2008, you wrote:
I installed an electric fan which goes
on with the key AND a aftermarket gauge...the kind
with the capillary tube. It went up to around 205 or
so. Never boiled over, but when it was running hot
you could tell at idle...it would start to stumble a
bit. I'm hoping the radiator shroud will help. I
guess if all else fails, I'll buy one of those fancy
Aluminium radiators for 400(i think) bucks.
There are plenty of these cars that don't overheat with fully stock
cooling systems, including mine. And it gets just as hot in Georgia
as it does in Ohio. You can certainly buy a $400 radiator, but what
if that doesn't solve the problem?
Overheating is caused by insufficient heat exchange, often caused by
poor circulation or crusty water passages. Before you throw fixes at
the system, why not establish the cause of your problem?
(If you are operating an uprated engine, then ignore what I said above)
Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5
http://www.fishplate.org/vehicles/
Corrosion Acres, Georgia #354
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
[email protected]
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires
http://www.team.net/archive
