RE: over heating

In a message dated 7/28/2004 1:16:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Randall" 
<tr3driver@comcast.net> writes:

>> Neither "The Vintage Triumph" article nor anyone on the overheating
>> string has mentioned retarded timing as a cause of overheating at low
>> speeds.
>
>Good point Pete.  There are lots of other reasons that haven't been
>mentioned lately, like worn carb jets/needles or a missing dashpot spring;
>and my current favorite, an original radiator that looks just fine inside
>but no longer has the tubes in good thermal contact with the fins.


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...and my long-time favorite: making sure the BLOCK drain flows well (not just 
the radiator drain) when flushing. Even chemical flushes don't always remove 
all the crud that builds up in that area.


--Andy Mace