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Re: hot tiger

To: Windsor Owens <wowens@etec.com>,
Subject: Re: hot tiger
From: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:29:35 -0700
Windsor,

Of course, what I meant to say is, "If you only run 90-100 F ABOVE ambient 
. . ."

Red faced in S.D.,

Bob

At 05:17 PM 8/24/99 -0700, Windsor Owens wrote:
>         I have a 66 Mk IA tiger with a 289.  If I keep moving and the
>temp. outside is below 80 degrees F, the engine runs about 170 -180,
>which I guess is OK.  But If it gets above 80 F out, and I hit stop &
>go traffic, I'm screwed.  Within about 10-15 minutes it'll be up to
>200+F.  So, I'm considering ways to fix this:
>
>
>         1.  Pull radiator and give to a good shop to have it cleaned.
>Should I get it re-cored?  If I do get it re-cored, should I increase
>the number of cores?  Will a triple core fit?
>         2.  Flush the engine jackets.
>         3.  Intall the 6 blade maverick fan.  Anybody have one
>available?
>         4.  Install an auxilary fan in front of the radiator.  What is
>the best aux. fan to use?  Does someone make a bracket/entire fan &
>bracket kit that will bolt on?
>         5   ????
>
>         If anyone out there has any ideas about how best to proceed,
>I'd love to hear them!
>
>TIA,
>
>Windsor

Robert L. Palmer
UCSD, Dept. of AMES
619-822-1037 (o)
760-599-9927 (h)
rpalmer@ucsd.edu
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