The reason for fitting a blanking sleeve in place of a thermostat is to keep
the water flowing through the engine at the designed speed. If it flows
through too fast you get localised turbulence and eddies in the block and
consequently hot-spots.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher W. Reichle <creichle@yahoo.com>
To: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>
Cc: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 5:13 AM
Subject: Re: Almost enough cooling
> Um, I don't think that statement makes much sense. No flame intended but,
> think about this logically... The radiator gives off a certain amount of
> heat, transfered from the water to the metal of the radiator and to the
air
> passing over the radiator. I think the part of the equation that you are
> leaving off is that when water flows faster through the radiator the water
> exiting may be hotter but there but more water is cooled (more heat is
> extracted from the system).
etc.
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