George,
I know I'm a little late on this but I never knew a 15 months old daughter
would keep me that busy! :)
Anyway, I had my rad recored and a new thermostat and original water pump,
but the needle was still sitting to close to the red line for comfort when
idling (even on a not so hot day (22c). Replaced the old (and badly cracked
rad cap with a brand new one (of the correct pressure for my application -
'69 Spit - ) and now the needle stay solidly in the middle, even idling in
traffic in 33c weather.
HTH
Stef
----- Original Message -----
From: "George P." <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 9:08 AM
Subject: Cooling the Spit
> Ok, so the car's back on the road, running pretty well, for now anyway,
but
> still tends to get hot in traffic. I know, I know, there's the list
> contigent that says that if it's between the 1/4 and 3/4 mark, it's ok.
But
> at speed, the needle sits right on the 1/2 mark, so this is what I
consider
> my benchmark for "normal" running. It only climbs in traffic. And my aim
> is to "fix" that.
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