[Healeys] still overheating

[Kees Oudesluijs]

Rodding a radiator is not a good idea. It usually does not do the trick. 
If the radiator needs attention have it rebuild with a new high capacity 
core and flush the engine before fitting it.

Kees Oudesluijs

Op 26-9-2018 om 02:53 schreef i erbs:
> Good point. Radiator was rodded out a few tear ago.been a long time 
> since I flushed the engine. Been thinking about an aluminum radiator 
> but will flush the engine first. I really dont think it's a head 
> gasket, but I ordered a gas checking chemical just to rule it out.
> Thanks
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland, OR
> typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone
>
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:49 PM Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs at chello.nl 
> <mailto:coudesluijs at chello.nl>> wrote:
>
>     As the problem arrose rather suddenly, I would not realy think of
>     a head gasket, also as there is no oil in water or v.v.  Also the
>     car is running smoothly which does not indicate poor adjustment of
>     carbs and/or ignition (my first thoughts) or blown head gasket.
>     Waterpump or thermostat (sorry) would be the biggest suspects.
>
>     You say that the engine was rebuilt 40 years ago. Was the coolant
>     replaced and the engine/radiator flushed periodically, say every
>     2-3 years? Could it be that the engine has silted up and suddenly
>     some sediment particles come loose blocking some passage or radiator?
>
>     Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
>     Op 25-9-2018 om 18:36 schreef i erbs:
>>     no oil in water, no water in the oil
>>     water just circulates in radiator when thermostat opens, no bubbles
>>     Will get a test kit to check radiator water. Car runs really
>>     smoothly. I'm actually quite happy with it.
>>     Ira Erbs
>>     Portland,OR
>>     _______      _______
>>          (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>>     (_________________________)
>>               BT7 engine and disk brakes
>>
>>
>>     1967 MGB MG
>>
>>     A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
>>     Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>>
>>
>>     On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 9:10 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net
>>     <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>> wrote:
>>
>>         Hate to say it, but an overheating issue that happens
>>         suddenly like that could be a blown head gasket.  There are
>>         test kits for exhaust gasses in the coolant, and you could
>>         start with a compression test.
>>
>>         These guys are pretty good:
>>
>>         https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test
>>
>>         Bob
>>
>>
>>         On 9/24/2018 8:19 PM, i erbs wrote:
>>>         My car was running great...
>>>         In june it was running hot on  our trip to Victoria BC. It
>>>         had been running around 185. On trip it started running up
>>>         to 212 and then way hot after parking.
>>>         The car has continued to behave this way all summer. I
>>>         replaced the newish radiator cap topped up and went for a
>>>         drive tonight. 64 degrees ambient temp.
>>>         Drove for 30 miles and stopped to check. Temp went past 220
>>>         and water began to flow out the overflow tube and some
>>>         squirted out of the hose fitting and water pooled around the
>>>         bottom of the filler neck.
>>>         So why would start doing this after running cool and fine
>>>         for a year or so?  I'm going to see if I can borrow a pump
>>>         to check the radiator neck for poor cap fitting. I don't
>>>         understand what would cause it to happen?
>>>         Sorry, I have to mention that the thermostat opened at about
>>>         168 degrees and water flowed through the system
>>>         Ira Erbs
>>>         Portland,OR
>>>           _______  _______
>>>         (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>>>         (_________________________)
>>>         BT7 engine and disk brakes
>>>
>>>
>>>         1967 MGB MG
>>>
>>>         A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario
>>>         Andretti
>>>         Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>>>
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