[Healeys] too hot

[Oudesluys]

Ok, a stop light may not be a problem, but what about a full blown 
traffic jam, moving up a bit every few seconds for about half an hour or 
longer? Daily practice on many roads over here. Practically any car 
without an electric fan would boil, even in winter. Only those with a 
very efficient fan in a well designed and sealed shroud could survive.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL

healeymanjim at hansencc.net wrote:
> living in las vegas, the term "too hot" tends to be relative.  the other day when it was 113 degrees and i had to go somewhere in he healey (which is something i try to avoid), my temp would go up to about 220 at a stop light.  it would run about 212 at speed.   i still have the original radiator and 4 blade fan  on the bn6.  the problem was not with the cooling system, which never boiled over, but with the vapor locking of the fuel system.  i am in the process of insulating the fuel pump, carbs and lines wherever possible with reflective insulation and hope to solve the boil out problem.  i read the other day in my classic car magazine where today's fuel has less vapor pressure than previously and older cars have a problem with this.  wish me luck and i will keep you posted.   hjim
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