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

[Bob Spidell]

Nope.  Have confirmed thermostat's function, tried several and others 
report their cars do the same.  No one knows why.

On 1/14/2020 1:28 PM, warthodson at aol.com wrote:
> If you have a 180 degree T,stat & your engine is running 160 degrees 
> on a cool day your T'stat must be broken!
>
> Gary Hodson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tue, Jan 14, 2020 1:41 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Over heating and adding additional core tubes 
> to theexisting radiator
>
> I have a BJ8 with:
>
> - OEM radiator with 4-row 'Excel' core
> - Texas Cooler fan
> - recently rebuilt engine with approx. 6K miles--hot-tanked, properly 
> tuned, etc.--and Robertshaw sleeved 180degF thermostat
> - Jet-Hot coated exhaust manifold
>
> ... and a BN2/100M with:
>
> - OEM radiator with 4-row 'Excel' core
> - OEM art deco fan
> - rebuilt engine with a couple thousand miles at most--still working 
> on 'perfect' mixture--and garden-variety Stant 180degF thermostat
> - manifold with high-temp 'authentic color' paint only
>
> Both behave identically, i.e. will run 'cool'--160degF or less--on 
> cool days, 180degF on 'typical' days (72degF), and both will get hot 
> (over 200) sitting in traffic on typical or hotter days or pulling up 
> a long grade.
>
> FWIW
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>

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