<div dir="ltr">Darryl -<br><br>A very good idea. My '59 Jag Mk IX has this plate below the radiator and I can confirm that car never overheats. The downside is you have to remove it to drain the radiator, so Jag installed a little lever on the radiator to open the spigot... but idiot radiator shops always remove these levers so now are hard to find.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 12:01 PM Deejay2650 via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>G'day to All,</div><div>I live in the Riverina district of New South Wales where temperatures go from minus 3 degrees C (24 degrees F) in winter to 42 degrees C (104 degrees F) in summer which, I think you will agree, is a large variance. <br></div><div><br></div><div>My '67 BJ8 is running the original radiator, Texas cooler fan, sleeved thermostat, original water pump, Lucas D25 distributor and standard coil. The engine is standard although 30 thou oversize. I run a 7lb psi radiator cap.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I run de-mineralised water and Penrite Classic coolant (which contains no anti-freeze) but has the ability to coat <b>all cooling surfaces</b> and make (I know this sounds silly) the water <b>wetter </b>and a electric fan in front of the radiator.Which, I may add, I have used very rarely over 6 years of ownership.</div><div>My temps usually run from160 F to 190 F all year round with of course an increase to 210-212C on heat soak.</div><div><br></div><div>The one thing that I have fitted, (which is definitely not original) is a thin metal plate, a great idea made by a Healey mate of mine, that fits from the bottom edge of the lower front beaver tail to the front of the main cross-member with tech screws attaching it. It covers the entire bottom surface underneath of the radiator and part of the sump.</div><div>The idea being is the fan draws cool air through the radiator, heats it and then pushes the heated air down which can lead to the radiator re-breathing the hot air again. The idea apparently is not new, DHMC apparently used it on some of the Sebring cars.</div><div><br></div><div>I can tell you that it definitely works and allows your Healey to keep its cool!</div><div>Happy Healeying,</div><div> Darryl</div><div>'67 HBJ8L41258<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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