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</head><body>General question for all. To what degree (no pun intended) can the timing affect temperature if it's off?<br><br><blockquote type="cite">
On March 11, 2018 at 12:15 PM Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 1:48 PM, Jim Henningsen <span><<a href="mailto:trguy75@gmail.com" target="_blank">trguy75@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote">1961 TR3A, stock motor setup, with stock radiator that includes crank hole.<br>
My temp even on a 68 degree day in Florida today runs at the mark between<br>
185 and 230. Assume 200 or a little higher?...</blockquote><div><br></div><div>In my opinion you have a problem that no fan will solve.</div><div><br></div><div>I routinely drive my TR3A (with a crank hole) in 100+ temps with no overheating or even the high temps you are seeing under much cooler conditions. But I have cleaned out the block, re-cored the radiator, mostly blocked the bypass, have a Tropical Fan and added an air-dam.</div><div><br></div><div>Some of those steps may be uneccessary but I suspect the radiator core and/or accumulation of crud in the block may be at the heart of the issue.</div><div><br></div><div>Also worthwhile to verify that your gauge is being truthful - get a second opinion with an IR thermometer.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div></div></div>
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