[Fot] TR8 Water temperature
MadMarx
tr4racing at googlemail.com
Sun Jul 10 08:30:36 MDT 2016
Hi Justin,
water wetter is only a cure for symptoms but not removing the cause.
I would like to find the cause before trying things.
Cheers
Chris
Von: J W [mailto:4msonset at gmail.com]
Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. Juli 2016 07:24
An: Bill Tobin <william.tobin31 at verizon.net>
Cc: MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com>; FOT List <fot at autox.team.net>
Betreff: Re: [Fot] TR8 Water temperature
I can't speak to its use for racing, but I swear by this stuff. I used in in my street TR4A for years and any vehicles I've owned that ran a little hot, etc.
Red Line Synthetic Oil - WaterWetter® Coolant Additives
http://www.redlineoil.com/Products.aspx?pcid=10
Interested to hear others on it especially relative to racing.
I did own a TR8 for a few months. I recall it ran hot and it frustrated the hell out of me in general. (Water Wetter wasn't on the market then.) I scraped my knuckles one too many times under that hood. It was so cramped compared to my prior TR7 and TR4A. I decided it wasn't did me! So I never discovered why if was running hot. (All street cars)
--Justin
On Jul 8, 2016, at 6:25 PM, Bill Tobin <william.tobin31 at verizon.net <mailto:william.tobin31 at verizon.net> > wrote:
I hate to ask Chris, but I've seen this before: are you sure your gauges are accurate? I saw this problem on a well known car a while back.
Electrical or mechanical?
Could be worth checking.
Good luck.
Bill
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From: MadMarx <mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 1:20 PM
Subject: [Fot] TR8 Water temperature
Hi guys,
My TR8 is running way too hot about 212F at full speed and at idle the temps are getting that high also. I have no idea to get them down.
Radiator core is 68x48cm x 5 cm. I suppose that should be enough. I've experiment with different restrictor plates with no change. Changing pump speed didn't help either. The difference between radiator in and outlet is 10°C (50F). Not enough I would say. Maybe making the pump more slower? It was running on a ratio of 0.8 slower than crank, currently 1:1 speed. Any ideas? 10 Liters are circulating.
Cheers
Chris
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