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Re: Overheating?

To: Mike Razor <mrazor@kih.net>
Subject: Re: Overheating?
From: Joanna Adler <joannaadler@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:49:28 -0800
Turning on the heater also works well.

Joanna

Mike Razor wrote:

> I think that is normal.  Although water cooled it does use air passing through
> the rad to cool the fluid and when you stop the engine heats up and when you
> begin to drive again this allows air to pass through the rad (also the fan is
> turning and pulling/pushing air through the rad).  The water pump is also in
> operation while the engine is running.
> THANKS!
> MIKE R
>
> Andrew Errington wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have noticed that when I drive my car at the moment the temp. gauge is
> > just over 'N' (I have a 190deg thermostat), and that's fine.  When I stop
> > the car however, maybe to go to a shope for 10 minutes or so, I come back to
> > the car and notice the temp gauge is way up almost in the 'H' area.  When I
> > start up again the temp. goes back down to 'N' quite quickly.  Does anyone
> > else notice this phenomena, and should I be concerned?
> >
> > Andy
> > --
> > '69 B with clean radiator


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