Allright Eric,
Before putting the coolant in, flush the system thoreoughly with water, in
order to get the crab out.
Don't forget to apply a new thermostat gasket.
Good luck and for all: happy Easter!
Cheers.,
Hans
doing the HS4 setup this weekend....
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric [mailto:eric@erickson.on.net]
Sent: vrijdag 21 april 2000 0:00
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Running without a thermostat
OK guys, the list is harmonious and almost unanimous in it response to
the question (a nice change from some past 'debates').
Today I went out and bought a thermostat and a new thermostat housing
and this will be a little job for me on the weekend.
The old housing was badly corroded internally (including up in the bolt
holes) so it seems that previous owners used a lot of the 'orrible South
Australian water instead of straight coolant. I wonder what the
'innards' looks like. The rest of the cooling system should be fine as
the radiator is not that old and only recently had a new baffle
installed that improved its efficiency incredibly.
This was purely a thermostat problem with the clogged device just
wedging shut and preventing (sufficient) water to get through when it
was required. An old one, but a lovely device it was, too (made in
Germany) - I might give it a thorough clean and test it to see if I can
keep it as an emergency spare (says he who rarely parts with
ANYTHING:-).
Thanks again all.
Eric
'68MGB MkII
|