No, it never goes above 212, even idling in traffic. It didn't go above 212
while motoring for hours through the California desert at 118 deg. ambient.
It doesn't always go to 212, either. If I drive at night or early in the
morning, it's more like 190. If it's a long trip, the gauge will rise with
the ambient temperature and be up to 212 by the afternoon on a hot day in
summer. It never dumps boiling coolant.
I changed to an alternator in March, 2002, but all the other pulleys are the
same. Nobody else with an alternator has had this problem as far as I am
aware.
msb
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Porter [mailto:frogeye@porterscustom.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 5:19 PM
To: 'BJ8 Healeys'; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Continuing the thermostat thread
So, refresh my memory (it gets worse with age) does the gauge never (under
driving circumstances) go above 212, like it's stuck or it does go above
like idling in traffic, but never dumps boiling coolant?
Have you changed pulley diameters that would alter the rate of coolant
circulation?
dp
frogeye@porterscustom.com
Porter Customs 2909 Arno NE
Albuquerque, NM USA 87107
505-352-1378
1954 BN2 1959 AN5
Porter Custom Bicycles
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