Hi Pete, Let me clarify a few things...
The water overflow bottle was to vent the valve cover. The car does have a radiator overflow bottle. I know the engine runs between 200 & say 205-207 at speed on a hot day. I installed an aftermarket capillary style gauge. I installed an electric fan as a pusher and I wired it into the ignition so that when power is switched on, it's on. I also installed a plastic yellow fan rather than the metal fan that it came with. I flushed the system many times. I installed a new thermostat. I also ran it without a thermostat. Didn't seem to make a difference. What I plan to do this spring/summer is add a radiator shroud, eliminate the stock fan & make the pusher fan a puller fan in hopes of unblocking the front, have the radiator checked out. And if that all doesn't work, then add an oil cooler/w thermostat. Just wondering if venting the engine to the air would keep it cool(er) than not venting? Cheers, Todd Bermudez # 597 '68 GT6 MK1 RHD) Cincinnati, OH --- Pete <[email protected]> wrote: > I may be new to Spits and GT6s, but far as I can > recall on any car, > You need the overflow bottle. As the radiator gets > hot it expands, > pulling more water from the bottle. I always thought > "overflow" was a > bad name for it. I would keep your PCV for sure, but > I would put that > bottle back on. Give it a shot and see if it still > gets too hot. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
