> > TinyHost said:
> >Also, I was stuck waiting in line for the drive-through teller and I
> >noticed the engine temperature starting to approach the red line of the
> >gauge. Now there was still plenty of white left before overheating, but
> >I was only idling for about 10 minutes, and it was a cool day. Is this
> >typical?
Yep.
>>>"Randell Jesup" said:
> You're probably missing the cardboard (yes) shroud between the
> radiator and the fan - without it the fan is rather ineffective. Mine is
> missing it also - on a hot day, idling, my needle will go from less than 1/4
> to ~1/2 (highest I've seen it go after ~20-30 minutes, though it was still
> rising).
Sybil used to do this all the time, even after I'd replaced the cardboard
shroud. (Cf. the recent "emabarassing ways to injure yourself" thread wherein
I burned myself opening her hot radiator..l)
What eventually cured the overheating was recoring the radiator.
--berry
Berry Kercheval :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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