[Healeys] Overheating Healey

[warthodson at aol.com]

For an oil cooler to be as affective as possible the heat it removes should
not be added back into the heat the radiator must deal with.
I just got into this discussion, so I hope the following is not a repeat.
There are many ways to improve the Healey cooling. Some are simple such as:
Make sure you are using a thermostat that includes a bypass blocking sleeve or
install a fixed sleeve to stop the flow from bypassing (the radiator).
In lieu of using a 50/50 mix of anti-freeze, use 10-15% antifreeze & 90-85%
water. You will be protected down to something like 10 degrees F. If that is
not enough, increase the percentage in the winter.
Gary Hodson




-----Original Message-----
From: Len and/or Marge Hartnett <thehartnetts at earthlink.net>
To: Healey Mail List <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Jul 25, 2010 5:04 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Overheating Healey


Bob: I installed an oil cooler many years ago. It was not an 'official' model
but the largest I could install in front of the radiator without blocking the
radiator too much. I installed temp sending units in the oil pan for engine
oil temp and in the return line from the cooler. Temperature drop was 5
degrees. No noticable difference on the Healey temp gauge. For me and my
installation, not worth the effort. Took it all out.

(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net>
To: "Frederich Ficke" <jagwarman at gmail.com>
Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Overheating Healey

> All this fan talk has made me curious: how much does an oil cooler help to >
reduce engine temps?
>
> bs
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