Thanks rick I gotta check it out tomorrow and get back to u cheers mick www.datsun1600.freeservers.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:32 PM Subject: Re: Radiators/UNDERheating? > mick. > I had the same problem in my 1971 510 wagon it wouldn't heat up at all. > I used a mates thermometer and I had a total heat in my Radiator was only 45 degrees Celcius even after a huge thrashing. > It had me stufffed. > I fixed it eventally. > I fitted a new aftermarket temp guage and took the thermostat housing of. > Which I found the thermostat was a little small and had jammed in the housing sideways. > And was letting the coolant jst flow through the engine and radiator. > So I fitted the right spec thermostat and it now reached 80 celcius then the thermostat opens. > the only thing is when it does my temp gage shows a huge drop in temp as my radiator is new aswell and the temp drops down to like 55 celcius. > I have been told this can be a badthinng aswell so I am about to drill a tiny hole in the thermostat so a tiny amount of coolant gets through to the radiator hopefully fixing the huge drop in temp. > I hope this helps you. > Rick White. > --- "mick ralph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Is it possible to have too much cooling ie not enough heat? > >My stocky gauge never gets above 1/8 to 1/4 even after caning it > >unmerilessly in QLD heat.Most of the time on the highway it barely moves off > >the stop. > >Would the thermostat be opening and closing more often to keep the temp up? > >My radiator is huge and 3 core.. Maybe i should cover up a section? Remove > >the fan blades? > >Any thoughts? > >Bit strange to be talking about underheating while i'm sitting here in > >shorts sweating like a pig but I am concerned that for short sprints i may > >be "over-radiatored". > >cheers > >Mick > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
