Jeff has a good point "is that it is almost certain that the car
didn't leave the
factory 'overheating' other wise the first owner would have got it
sorted under
warranty."
However, the Morgan is NOT the only LBC that has overheating
problems.
One thing most of us forget, is just where in the US is England east
of? Turns
Out it is East of Goose Bay Labrador Canada. A hot day in England
is about
75deg F. Now my car will usually run OK as long as the air temp. is
less than
75. Unfortunately, most of the US have summer temps far in excess
of 75 deg.
I have had my radiator rodded out, have checked the timming and the
exhaust system. So now the game is how much money do you want to throw at
the
Problem? From what I've been able to gather, the best solution is
to replace
The readiator with either a +8 radiator, or one of the "newer"
designed radiators. The problem with this solution is it is $300 to about
$600. There are
A lot of other things we can do to for a lot less than $300. While
these might
Be bandaid fixes, if they work great! I'd rather spend $50 on
making a scoop
For below the radiator and the water pipe insulation to close off
the air
Passages around the sides and top of the radiator, and putting on a
rubber
Dam under the car to try and move the pressure point to help the
radiator
Cool the car.
John
John T. Blair
jblair@scn.spawar.navy.mil
SPAWARSYSCEN Chesapeake
Chesapeake, VA (757) 523-8133
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Webster [SMTP:carfindr@tiac.net]
Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 10:32 PM
To: morgans@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Hot Road Trip
One thing I always try to remember, is that it is almost certain
that the
car didn't leave the factory 'overheating' other wise the first
owner would
have got it sorted under warranty.
It seems that Jet Hot coatings, heat shields, air dam etc. are not
the
solution, just a bandaid. You must take a look at why you car is
getting so
hot - whether it's a cooling problem, ignition or fuel. It's true
that some
cars foot wells do get warm - but if your car is getting so hot that
an
insulating foil backed matting won't cure it, I think it's time for
you to
look a little deeper into the problem.
Just my opinion,
Jeff
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