[Spridgets] Anyone we know? Ebay 1962 Black on Red Sprite #321176300908

[Bud Osbourne]

Let's see.......70+ is about, what.......4500 rpm, plus?  When you mention
"warm day", how warm is it?  What you are telling me sounds pretty normal
for a 1275 and I wouldn't be concerned about it.  The A series works most
efficiently at 190F jacket water temp.  Running a cooler thermostat won't
make your engine run any cooler, on a hot day.  It may take it a minute or
two to get there, but unless you are running a monster radiator, jacket
water temp will still get up to 190 - 200 on a hot day.  If you are running
a 50-50 anti-freeze mix and a 7# pressure cap, you should have adequate
boil-over protection.
The thing I watch for is how quickly the temps start to drop after a hard
climb, on a hot day.  If they begin to fall back to normal almost
immediately, then I'd say everything is in good order and you have nothing
to be concerned about.

Bud

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill L [mailto:pythias at pacifier.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 12:13 AM
To: Bud Osbourne
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Anyone we know? Ebay 1962 Black on Red Sprite
#321176300908

Hello Bud,

     you have me curious.. i recently swopped up to a 1275 from a
     1098. this one runs hotter for sure, ..

     depending upon ambient temp, it will settle out at about 175 on a
     cool day.. (55 to 70 degrees) but on a warm day at about 190. If
     i run it at 70+ mph on a warm day it will go up to 200 or so..

     is this normal? your 190 degree stat doesn't open until 190,
     correct?

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 Bill L.                           mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
 
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