[Healeys] Continuing the thermostat thread

[Quinn, Patrick]

G'day

You can get around the problems caused by heat soak by installing an electric
water pump, electric fan and sensor that continues to circulate the coolant
until the required temperature is reached.

As this would mean that the thermostat, mechanical water pump impeller and fan
are removed you no longer have overheating problems at all.

Have a look at

http://www.daviescraig.com.au/Electric_Water_Pumps__EWP-content.aspx

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Richard Ewald
Sent: Thursday, 2 September 2010 11:36 AM
To: Dave Porter
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Continuing the thermostat thread

Not just Healeys.  Any engine will have a temp spike after shut down as the
coolant is no longer circulated, and all that built up heat is transmitted to
the non-circulating coolant.  This is called heat soak.
It will be very evident on a big cast iron lump like a Healey engine.
Less so on an aluminum block engine.
Rick

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 5:25 PM, Dave Porter <frogeye at porterscustom.com>
wrote:
> : RE: [Healeys] Continuing the thermostat thread
>
> Now I almost can unequivocally say that the gauge is faulty or at the
> very least sticks. I doubt that any Healey owner on this list hasn't
> shut the engine off at or near the 212 mark and not seen it continue
> to rise after shut down..
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