BTW,
I found out today why I had so difficult (=imposseble) to tighten / seal
thermostat cover joint. There have been a crack (not that nasty Columbian
type) for years in aluminium cast, and now it snapped. Right ear of that
housing cover got loose.
I found a housing from baby Cuda, of course totally matching the cyl head,
but the hose fitting was pointed to right side. (in series Alp it is not the
right but the wrong side)
The point in all this is, of course, that we have the last opportunity to
enjoy roadster weather (is it "convertible climate" in the States??) here in
Scandinavia.
(Now I do not speak about deserts. I got feedback that women use no
tights in deserts. Still, at Gobi desert there is so cold that tights are
usable, but only women there are twin-humpped female camels, and there are
no 60 denier tights in camel size. Specially not in king-size Camel size.)
Larry
(nunc est bibendum - ergo bibamus)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Eckert" <kurt@kurteckert.com>
To: "Louis & Laila" <bwana@c2i2.com>; "Alpine folks"
<alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: What temp should I expect
> I was not planning on running the car for any period of time without the
> thermostat in the engine. This was a test to see if the thermostat was the
> culprit in the overheating problem. It is not, so I need to look in other
> areas. It is not likely that it is a clogged black as it is a brand new
> engine that was completely cleaned and blueprinted. I saw the engine
before
> it was put back together and it was a high quality rebuild. I have
exhausted
> the tests that I am capable of doing so I am going to bring it to the shop
> and have a pro look it it.
>
> Kurt
>
> On 9/7/03 9:15 PM, "Louis & Laila" <bwana@c2i2.com> wrote:
>
> > Don't run a car without a thermostat, it will ruin it. The reason for
this
> > is the heat capacity for water. It is more immune to temp fluctuations
and
> > absorbtion than iron. Therefore, if you take the thermostat out, the
water
> > flows through the block quickly, failing to absorb heat. It is then
takne to
> > the rad where it loses heat. Your block is now operating at a higher
> > temperature than your guage is reading, while your water isn't cooling
it
> > down as much as it should. Having personaly ruined a Tiger motor doing
just
> > this, I am speaking from experieince. Most Alpine heating problems are
due
> > to a clogged block. Pull the freeze plugs, and use some acid to disolve
it,
> > use a coat hanger or other probe, and flush it out.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kurt Eckert" <kurt@kurteckert.com>
> > To: "Alpine folks" <alpines@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 5:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: What temp should I expect
> >
> >
> >> Well I ran the car today without a thermostat and ran into the same
> > problem.
> >> I guess it is time to start looking deeper into the engine as a
problem.
> >>
> >> Kurt
> >>
> >> On 9/4/03 5:35 PM, "Thomas Wiencek" <wiencek@anl.gov> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Please tell us what you find.
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: owner-alpines@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-alpines@autox.team.net]
> >>> On Behalf Of Kurt Eckert
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:08 AM
> >>> To: Alpine folks
> >>> Subject: Re: What temp should I expect
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the info,
> >>>
> >>> It is a complete rebuild done by Bob "Herbeam" Willis and Smitty's of
> >>> San
> >>> Diego a few years ago. It has less then 150 miles on it after the
> >>> rebuild.
> >>> So effectively it is a new engine. I am going to pull out the
thermostat
> >>> and
> >>> try running it without that to see if that might be causing the
problem.
> >>> If
> >>> that is not it then I will check to see if I have any combustion gases
> >>> in
> >>> the water system. I really hope not. :(
> >>>
> >>> Kurt
> >>>
> >>> On 9/3/03 1:09 AM, "jumpinjan" <jservaites@woh.rr.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Kurt Eckert wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have been having a problem with my 3GT overheating and attributed
> >>> it to
> >>>>> the 40 year old radiator. Well I got my radiator back from being
> >>> re-cored
> >>>>> with a modern 3 core setup and I am still getting steam coming out
> >>> from
> >>>>> under the hood after a few minutes of driving. What sort of temp
> >>> should I
> >>>>> expect?
> >>>>
> >>>> If you get steam after a few minutes of driving, then it's not the
> >>>> radiator. I have never seen any problems with the water pump
> >>> overheating
> >>>> the engine. I suspect some deeper problems like head gasket failure
> >>>> and/or sediment build up in the block. How long has it been since the
> >>>> last engine rebuild?
> >>>> Jan
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