George,
I'm not sure. I'll check my non-LBC manuals, but don't hold your breath.
I'm signing off the list today (short term) as I will be leaving the
country for a week.
Please let me know if anyone comes up with the answer.
Jack
At 09:21 PM 8/12/98 -0700, George Richardson wrote:
>If this deal with the hot spots is true, why don't other vehicles have a
>problem?
>
>Jack I. Brooks wrote:
>>
>> >Now you've got me worried. Some authorities (such as Bob Schaller in
"More
>> >BS About TR's") say to close off the bypass hose completely, and that's
>> >what I recently did. Is there a problem with that? Can it cause
damage to
>> >the engine? What's the collective wisdom of the listers?
>>
>> Sumner,
>>
>> I'd recommend a 1/4 inch hole in the restrictor, as you want some water
>> circulating through the engine when the thermostat is closed to prevent, or
>> minimize, localized overheating and boiling at the hot spots within the
>> engine, especially within the head.
>>
>> I've considered putting a few small holes in the thermostat itself and
>> blocking the bypass, but whether this will work is purely conjecture on my
>> part. I haven't really thought it out well yet, but I think it may be the
>> best solution. It has the best of both worlds:
>>
>> Thermostat open - no bypass flow at all, everything goes to the radiator,
>> Thermostat closed - minimal water flowing through the thermostat holes.
>>
>> True, in really cold weather, the engine may have trouble heating up, but
>> how often do we take these cars out in really cold weather. I run mine
>> into the 40F's pretty regularly in the fall, but not much lower than that.
>> Although... New Years Day was my last ride last year and it was the low
>> 20F's. ;-)
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> Jack Brooks
>
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>George Richardson
>'57 TR3, TS15559L - finally painting!
>http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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