[Fot] cooling down a tr3

[BillDentin at aol.com]

In a message dated 06/08/2008 3:38:48 PM Central Daylight Time, 
KENMUN at aol.com writes:


> fot, just returned from a frustrating week end at sebring raceway. the  
> racing was on a 1.7 mile course with a lot of time in 2nd/3rd gear and not 
> many  
> long straights to cool down. the car would run 7/8 laps with the temp going 
> up  
> on every lap. air temp was 90f+. when the gage was full scale (230f+) i'd  
> come in. with a 7# cap the water was immediately boiling when i turned the 
> car  
> off, with a 16# cap when i turned the engine off the hoses blew off. i've 
> got  
> the original size rad with a modern 5 row core. it's fairly well sealed so 
> the 
> air has to go thru the rad. the oil cooler is mounted in the grill opening 
> with  a shroud between it and the rad. in three years of trying this, 
> overheating  remains my top problem. is there any ultimate solution? thanks 
> for any 
> comments  or advice. ken m tr3 vintage racer
> 

Sounds like you may have a system that needs to be burped.  Sure you don't 
have an air bubble or bubbles in the system?

Bill Dentinger



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