[Fot] TR8 Water temperature

[MadMarx]

Oh, please don’t see my post as a critic to your help.

I’m sorry if my untalented English had sounded that way.

I’m always thinking that every technical item should work with the fluids it was designed for.

Water wetter is for sure a good thing, especially if you race in very hot areas. So for a race in Spain it would be a help for a problem.

But in my colder area the engine should run without any help.

Just coolant, pump and radiator, and these 3 should be enough for the job. 

And my job is to find the problem.

 

But I appreciate all the post of FOT….they are so helpful and giving me a different point of view on the problem and some hinds were to start searching.

 

Cheers

Chris

 

Von: J Wagner [mailto:4msonset at gmail.com] 
Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. Juli 2016 22:20
An: MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com>
Cc: Bill Tobin <william.tobin31 at verizon.net>; FOT List <fot at autox.team.net>
Betreff: Re: AW: [Fot] TR8 Water temperature

 

I was offering it up as a fix, if all else fails.  And it's a lot less expensive than some alternatives on a budget or if you want to race this weekend, etc, and need a temporary fix.

 

when I've used it, I've seen a dramatic reduction in running temps that were consistent.

 

--Justin


On Jul 10, 2016, at 7:30 AM, MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com <mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com> > wrote:

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 <mailto:william.tobin31 at verizon.net> >
Cc: MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com <mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com> >; FOT List <fot at autox.team.net <mailto: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

----- Original Message ----- 

From: MadMarx <mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com>  

To: 'FOT List' <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>  

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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