[Healeys] thermostat discussion

[Alan Seigrist]

Jerry -  a new build will run hotter until the rings bed in.  It'll
take probably about 500 miles to seat and then cool down.



On 7/4/09, Jerry Costanzo <grumpyinloomis at ssctv.net> wrote:
> 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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-- 
Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8