To Steve Moore and other serious hot weather folks
As your "cold" weather arrives and as New York is expected to hit 90F today, I'd
be curious to know how you all in the antipodes keep your cars cool in that very
hot weather. Do you use Kenlowe fans, or other types, and do you use
(1)pressurized or (2) unpressurized expansion tanks? My 57 Plus 4, in steamy New
England, does fine until caught in traffic on a hot day, and then it starts to
shed coolant to my unpressurized catch bottle, which of course boils right away.
The other time it boils is when I'm tuning the carbs, if I'm a bit slow about it
I have to get a big window box fan and perch it in front of the car, and it
seems to help. Except for these days, my system works perfectly, so I was
thinking about adding an electric fan. I imagine these things have brackets that
clamp to the radiator. If you've had good luck with a particular set up for your
Morgan, why not tell us all about it? And enjoy the perfect Morgan weather!
Regards-
Chip Brown
Subject: Thanks
Author: Steve Moore <steve.moore@cnetns.tcp.csiro.au> at nylanr01
Date: 3/31/98 8:22 AM
To all that replied to my SOS re the speedo drive thanks. I managed to have
my old one repaired plus I now have a spare one on the way down under.
Its times like these that one really appreciates not only owning and
driving a great car but also belonging to a wider community of owners who
are willing to put themselves out to help.
The weather in Brisbane is now getting cool enough to make driving a real
pleasure. It's a different story to what I've been hearing about the
Northern hemisphere. Driving the car with the temperature at +40oC actually
makes one appreciate cold weather. Roll on winter!
Thanks again
Steve
Please Note new Phone and Fax numbers
Dr. Stephen Moore
CSIRO Tropical Agriculture
Molecular Animal Genetics Centre
Level 3, Gehrmann Laboratories
University of Queensland
St. Lucia, 4072
Australia
ph 61 7 3214 2476
fax 61 7 3214 2480
email Steve.Moore@tag.csiro.au
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