[Healeys] Engine temps too low.

Richard Kahn tahoehealey at hotmail.com
Sat Oct 2 15:18:55 MDT 2010


I pulled the plugs and the were an even dry brown/tan.
Thanks
Rich Kahn

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 09:29:26 -0700
From: britishcars at shaw.ca
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine temps too low.
To: tahoehealey at hotmail.com
CC: healeys at autox.team.net

Is it burning rich?

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010 8:51 am
Subject: [Healeys] Engine temps too low.
To: healeys at autox.team.net

> My BJ8 is now running at 160 to 165 degrees. She use to run at
> 185. Some one
> has suggested it may cause a problem for my exhaust valves. Car
> runs very
> well. (interior not hot which is nice). This all seemed to
> happen when I had
> the dizzy rebuilt and was told to advance the timing until I got
> a ping then
> back off a few degrees. I ended up  set at 22 degrees
> (until I moved it back
> to 19 this morning but got not increase in temperature and still
> runs great.)n
> Should I be concerned. My wife in enjoying the cooler feet. (
> I'm still
> running with the original 4 blade using water wetter and 50/50
> antifreeze).Rich Kahn
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