[Healeys] thermostat discussion

[Patrick and Caroline Quinn]

G'day Jerry

My experience with new engines is that being rebuilt there will be more
friction until it has been run in. More friction is more heat and that
perhaps contributes to the 10 degrees.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
Where it's mid winter and cold!

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Jerry Costanzo
Sent: Sunday, 5 July 2009 1:50 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] thermostat discussion

Happy 4th of July for those of you in the states!

I have two healeys, one has a early 3000 engine and the other is a BJ8.  The
engines are very similar, the timing has been checked on both, the carbs are
set.  The temperature in the early 3000 runs what I would call normal, about
190- or up to a max of 210 on a hot day like we have in the summer around
here.  The BJ8 is a new engine, less than 100 miles but it is running at
least
10 degrees hotter and the only difference I can come up with is the
thermostat.

I bought a shielded thermostat and I am wondering if it is restricting water
flow such that the heat is not getting back to the radiator to dissipate.

Any theories out there?

Jerry
BN4
BJ8
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