[Healeys] thermostat discussion

[Oudesluys]

Rodding/cleaning a radiator is rather useless. For a bit more you have a 
new core installed and it is very hard or even impossible to remove 
scale from a core properly and so far I have had very little luck. These 
days I go for a new core or radiator.

Indeed it is vital that all air should pass through the radiator, so 
blocking up all openings around the radiator shell is called for. Very 
often the top is forgotten
Kees Oudesluijs
NL

Jerry Costanzo schreef:
> Many good suggestions:
>
> 1. Wait for the new engine to bed in.
> 2.  Test or Replace the thermostat-  Cheap test and
>      Could find the problem.
> 3.  Swap the radiator to see if there is a problem there.
>    Not a quick job and the radiator was rodded by the shop.  For the 
> price is should be clean.
> 4.  Check the baffles to make sure the air is getting through the 
> radiator.
>    Some additions here.  I have added the surround shroud to the fan 
> area, so all force from the fan should pull though the radiator.  I 
> also added a bottom baffle from the bottom of the grill opening to the 
> bottom of the radiator.  This keeps the air from going under the car 
> once it enters the front grill.
>    I will also look at the stock baffles between the grill and the 
> radiator to see there could be more directional flow for the air.
>
> Excellent ideas from all.  Thank you for your time.
>
> Now, out of fix some electrical gremlins.  My speedometer is stuck on 
> 14 MPH.  And I have a switch high up on the center console that is 
> causing problems.  I think I will need my wifes hands for that one.
>
> Jerry
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