Try drving a BJ8 in tropical Hong Kong. a 160 will keep the car running at
180 to 190, even at night! If you are in a very hot, humid place 160 is the
only way to go. Anywhere else I'd go with a 180, and I'd go with a 190 if
your are north of the mason dixon line.
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On 10/19/06, BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I think 160 is too cold, Ned, that's why I went back to a 190. With the
> cooler thermostat, on cold mornings I actually had to block part of the
> radiator to get the engine up to temp.
> It's something of a myth that a lower temp thermostat will help with
> overheating problems. All it really does is make it to a wide open
> condition sooner, and once it's wide open it has no ability to control the
> upper temp limit.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ned Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 5:28 AM
> To: 'Bob Westenberg'; GSFuqua1@aol.com
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: cooling fan
>
>
> Since I have rebuilt the engine and installed a Texas Cooler fan, my
> engine
> temp has dropped 10-15 degrees. I attribute this to a very thorough
> chemical
> cleaning of the block when it was rebored. I have a 160 degree thermostat
> and it runs at 160 on cold nights. Is this too cold?
>
> Ned Smith
> BJ8
> near Chattanooga, TN
> N34.89, W85.47
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
> On
> Behalf Of Bob Westenberg
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 9:11 PM
> To: GSFuqua1@aol.com
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: cooling fan
>
> Thanks Gary,
> Bob Yule put a 6 blade in my BJ8, and it's suppose to pull more
> air, but I still don't get full cooling in the summer.
> Stop and go traffic is
> still a problem. I always thought the only solution was adding additional
> tubes to the core (or maybe some Water Wetter).
>
> I don't know if Bob got the 6
> blade from the Nock's or from the U.K. It seems to be very high quality,
> but
> so was my 4 blade.
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> Bob - BJ8
> Milford, MI
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