In a message dated 8/4/2006 1:25:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ms6453@optonline.net writes:
The most common preliminary
steps are as follows,
1) back flush the system
2) Use a summer thermostat (160`)
3) Proper mix of anti-freeze 50/50. More than a 50/50 mix can lower the
boiling temp of the system.
4) Make sure there are no leaks. Air leaks depressurize the system and
again affect cooling .
5) Check hoses carefully. Hoses can collapse internally and obstruct
water flow.
6) make sure the water pump is spinning freely and no drips from the
weep hole.
7) additives like "Water Wetter" help a little.
8) make sure the ign timing is not set overly retarded
==AM==
And 9) -- maybe it should be 1a): Make absolutely sure that water STREAMS
out of the engine block drain tap. Don't be fooled with even a fairly steady
flow. Amazing amounts of crud build up in the block in the area of the drain
tap*, and often it is necessary to probe with a screwdriver or stiff wire to
begin to break up that crud. Been there, done that many time, and even
backflushing and chemical flushing compounds don't always get everything out.
*If the engine drain actually has a petcock on it, remove it completely.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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