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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I live in the sunny South (90</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'>°</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> F and 90% relative
humidity today) and I used to refer to my BJ8’s heater as the “auxiliary engine
cooler”; but I no longer have to use it that way since I had a modern core
installed in the radiator and added a 190</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>°</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'> sleeved thermostat that I bought from Kees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Steve Byers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>HBJ8L/36666<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>BJ8 Registry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>AHCA Delegate at Large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Havelock, NC USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 10, 2023 1:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Heater query<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Ah, good point Kees. On a road
trip coming out of Death Valley on a 115degF day climbing the Panamint
Mountains my BJ8's temp started climbing rapidly towards 212. I turned the
heater on full blast--not fun, but better than boiling. Temp held steady at 212
until we crested the mountains and it started to come down and we were back to
just miserable.<br>
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I suppose you could close it if you don't expect hot weather and, if you think
of it, turn it on if the weather turns.<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 7/10/2023 8:36 AM, Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Do not turn it off. It might save you from overheating the engine on a very
hot day or fan failure. When you see the coolant temperature rise expectantly
turn on the heating with the heater fan full blast for some extra cooling of
the engine (but over heating the driver and SWMBO). However check first if
there is any coolant in the system at all.<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Op 10-7-2023 om 16:26 schreef Simon Lachlan via Healeys:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have a MkII BT7 with a normal Smith’s heater. Normal
insofar as it never seems to be turned OFF 100% or ON 100%.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We are in our summer(?!) at the moment and I was wondering
about turning off the tap in the hose from the block that leads into the cabin
for the heater.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Would the heater box and/or its valve semi-dry out and fill
with a mess of rusty crud?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Would the engine run hotter as there was a little less water
running through the system?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Or would I find myself basking in cool luxury as I tootle
off to the local boozer?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Or, most likely, none of the above, especially the last one?!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I did take the car on quite a long trip the other day (Le
Mans Classic!!) and, once the heat had soaked through the insulation, we were
quite warm….<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The more I think about this, the less I like the idea of
turning that tap off…..<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The tap does work, before you all shout at once!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Simon<o:p></o:p></p>
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