Like Mike's, my bugeye gets hotter and hotter to the point of overheating
if I maintain highway speeds (above 70mph) on a day when ther temp is much
over 100 degrees. This is despite an aluminum core radiator. My take on it
is that with the turbocharger (supercharger in Mike's case) more heat is
generated for each increase in speed, the old 'no such thing as a free
lunch' axiom. Others not having this problem are either generating less
horsepower or operating in cooler temperatures.
Seems logical that generating 100+ horsepower will produce more heat that
generating 40-60 hp.
Of course, I'm no thermodynamicist, thats my neighbor's speciality.
Regards,
Glen Byrns
'59 bugeye
'59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
> Mike,
> If you were to tell me that your car, any car, only gets hot to
> over heating only when travelling at highway speeds, but stays cool enough
> at in town speeds (assuming the 2 are not the same, which can be hard to
> do), I would suggest that the fins have rotted off of your radiator. I
know
> that you have a new radiator, etc., but.... it makes me wonder.
> ----Peter C
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