[Healeys] Over heating and adding additional core tubes to theexisting radiator

Michael Salter michaelsalter at gmail.com
Tue Jan 14 10:58:36 MST 2020


"Why do other Healey’s with a stock radiator not have this problem, who
knows?"

Bob that has perplexed me for decades but certainly seems to be reality.
Good luck with your modifications  ... I  have always found that additional
tubes in the radiator make a huge difference.

M

On Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 12:27 PM Robert Begani, <rfbegani at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with you, however, this is south Florida where a cool winter day
> is today, where the temperature is currently 79 degrees and rising to a
> high of 83 degrees with a se wind at 7 mph.  Great for a day sail on the
> Harbor which I will do in the next hour.  However, it does make driving a
> hot car fun. There is not enough cooling capacity in the stock radiator to
> handle hot climates and have to stop and go because the temperature does
> not go down only up.  So the next step is to re-core the radiator.  The
> local radiator guy knows the problem and for $500 will provide new core
> using the old tanks which will give at least 50% more cooling capacity.
> This is a SKI purchase.  Spend the Kids Inheritance.  Then I will think
> about wrapping the exhaust manifolds and headers to stop vapor lock.
>
>
>
> What do you think about Push and Pull?  Take off the engine fan?
>
>
>
> By the way, I know the engine machine shop boiled out, oil bathed,
> everything in the engine during his machining of the engine to bring it up
> to specifications.  He knows what to do.  The only modification is the 20
> over pistons.
>
>
>
> Why do other Healey’s with a stock radiator not have this problem, who
> knows?
>
>
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> *From:* Perry <healeyguy at aol.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 14, 2020 11:47 AM
> *To:* Robert Begani <rfbegani at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* RE: [Healeys] Over heating and adding additional core tubes to
> theexisting radiator
>
>
>
> Bob
>
> With the extras that you have added to facilitate the airflow the car
> should be running much cooler than 212, even with a stock radiator. There
> is something else amiss in the equation.
>
> Perry
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows 10
>
>
>
> *From: *Robert Begani <rfbegani at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, January 14, 2020 11:23 AM
> *To: *'Perry' <healeyguy at aol.com>
> *Subject: *RE: [Healeys] Over heating and adding additional core tubes to
> theexisting radiator
>
>
>
> Hi Perry:
>
>
>
> I do not remember the CFM, however, it is the Hayden Fan offered by Moss
> with the largest diameter to fit the radiator.  As a pusher it really
> pushes air through the engine compartment at low speeds and standing still.
> I still have an original Texas 6 blade fan on the engine.  As I was
> searching overheating problems, one reference indicated that is not
> recommended as they act against each other.
>
>
>
> Bob
>
>
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