OK, I blame this all on someone else because of course I'm never at fault for anything. I was using a screwdriver to open the thermostat when refilling the radiator. Somehow I bent the thermostat so
1600's are very rugged machines. There were times where I lost a hose and water and it ran hot but never showed any damage. Of course I didn't run it hundreds of miles without water! But your temp d
I was hoping I could make the BBQ this Sunday, but I think that's out of the question. I've ordered the late 4 blade fan and spacer from Rallye, but it won't be here until at least late next week. I'
slick1 reveals... Good point! I'll turn stickler & point out that the biggest reason cars first went to pressure caps on radiators is that pressure raises the boiling point, so you'd avoid failure of
I've decided to ditch the electric fan, at least for now. I've ordered a four blade fan and spacer block. Until it arrives my car isn't moving out of the garage. I can't go back to the seven blade ea
No it isn't. That's what coolant prevents. Use a mix of water and coolant, with a higher percentage of water because it's the water that does the cooling action. The coolant raises the boiling point
Adam, If you messed up the thermostat at all, and I think you said you did, toss it and get a new one. Then, before you put it in, or spend possibly unnecessary money getting the radiator redone, fl
Excellent advice from Ronnie and Tom. But one more thing. If you decide to backflush the entire cooling system including the heater... First remove your carpeting from inside the car and remove the d
I have the same electric fan and I don't have any problems with it. Yes the motor runs warm but from what I gather most strokers run warm and I know that I need to get some other needles as I have a
If you don't have that valve on your car which is mounted on the intake manifold that shuts off the coolant flowing to the heater core I highly recommend that you leave the heater on HOT at all time
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 07:08:49 -0700
I think what happens is the amount of water is reduced in the cooling system when you shut the heater down. Pat --Original Message-- From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> To: Adam Bradley <ambradl
Not Quite. If you're system has a good radiator cap on it and no major leaks you'll be running at 5-7 pounds of pressure which brings the boiling point up to around 230. Brian --Original Message-- 21
I don't actually know the calculation used to determine boiling point so I don't know what the exact numbers are. I'll see if I can figure it out. I think you've got the jist and I know that we discu
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 11:09:28 -0700
212 deg. F is the boiling point for pure water at 1 atmosphere - 14.7 PSIA. anything - the composition of the liquid, or the ambient pressure - and that changes. Pressure cookers work because the hig