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1. [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: "Jerry Costanzo" <grumpyinloomis@ssctv.net>; Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:49:47 -0700; Happy 4th of July for those of you in the states! I have two healeys, one has a early 3000 engine and the other is a BJ8. The engines are very similar, the timing has been checked on both, the carbs; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00074.html (7,454 bytes)
2. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:23:23 +0200; Check the temperature gauges first by inserting the eather bulb in boiling water for a while, tapping the gauge regularly untill the reading is stable. They are probably both off but you can reset th; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00076.html (8,867 bytes)
3. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: "Patrick and Caroline Quinn" <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>; Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:56:44 +1000; G'day Jerry My experience with new engines is that being rebuilt there will be more friction until it has been run in. More friction is more heat and that perhaps contributes to the 10 degrees. Hoo R; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00078.html (8,558 bytes)
4. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 08:07:06 +0800; Jerry - a new build will run hotter until the rings bed in. It'll take probably about 500 miles to seat and then cool down. -- Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '64 BJ8 ___________________________________________; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00079.html (8,763 bytes)
5. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:12:25 +0200; Not so sure about this. The temperature is regulated by the thermostat, more or less. If more heat is developped it will open further to allow more cooling to drop the temperature to the set level.; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00083.html (10,025 bytes)
6. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Healey List <austin.healey@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:38:04 +1000; I have a thermostat, a recored larger core radiator, and had my block & head cleaned by the redistrip process. Temp never goes over 185, on the hottest day, on the track. Only goes over when you turn; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00084.html (10,446 bytes)
7. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: "GUY DAY" <grday@btinternet.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 13:54:34 +0100; I fully agree with your comments but suggest it is probable (although not a certainty - it could be poor engine timing) that in this case it is the friction in a newly rebuilt engine. When that goes; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00086.html (9,272 bytes)
8. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:29:56 -0400; Although many good suggestions have been made it has been my experience that it is the system's ability to dissipate heat, rather than variations in the amount of heat generated that is the usual cau; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00088.html (10,349 bytes)
9. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:19:44 -0700; "the system's ability to dissipate heat, rather than variations in the amount of heat generated that is the usual cause of overheating problems" I don't have Michael's experience or smarts, but from; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00089.html (9,756 bytes)
10. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: "Jerry Costanzo" <grumpyinloomis@ssctv.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 08:00:31 -0700; Many good suggestions: 1. Wait for the new engine to bed in. 2. Test or Replace the thermostat- Cheap test and Could find the problem. 3. Swap the radiator to see if there is a problem there. Not a q; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00090.html (8,583 bytes)
11. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: "BJ8 Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 13:19:02 -0400; "The temperature is regulated by the thermostat, more or less." [TRUE, as long as coolant temperature is below the rated temperature of the thermostat] "If more heat is developed it will open further; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00093.html (9,659 bytes)
12. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:10:30 +0200; Rodding/cleaning a radiator is rather useless. For a bit more you have a new core installed and it is very hard or even impossible to remove scale from a core properly and so far I have had very litt; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00094.html (10,640 bytes)
13. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:20:55 +0200; The thermostat is used to maintain a minimum coolant temperature. This is neccesary as the cooling capacity of the radiator is generaly way higher that the heat production in an engine (in a proper w; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00095.html (11,295 bytes)
14. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 07:03:21 +0800; I live in the hottest climate of anyone here. If you are lucky enough to still have a factory radiator core (many BN1s and BN2s will have em), rodding will do wonders to improve cooling. The trick i; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00106.html (11,853 bytes)
15. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au>; Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:30:06 +1000; I agree with Alan, as in warmer climates it's imperative to ensure that there is maximum flow of coolant. If a number of radiator tubes are blocked it cuts the effectiveness. I have had considerable; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00108.html (10,148 bytes)
16. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:24:11 +0800; Many people use tap water to fill their radiators... this is what causes the scaling. Using distilled water, as you suggest, is the only way to go. I've only ever rodded the radiator on a car I've p; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00119.html (9,191 bytes)
17. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:54:58 +0200; At least use an inhibitor, especialy if you have a mix of different metals in you cooling system and you practically always have a mix of aluminium/cast iron on the engine (waterpump, thermostat hou; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00121.html (10,149 bytes)
18. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:01:00 +0800; yes of course. I use very high quality coolant, usually at about 20% coolant to water mixture, and replace the mixture once a year. In California where it isn't so hot, I just use 50/50 mix and keep; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00122.html (10,395 bytes)
19. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:54 -0700; I too, use distilled water. However; am hearing that deionized is even better than distilled (ex: http://www.engineice.cc/faq.html) Bob -- ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net ** ________; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00127.html (8,871 bytes)
20. Re: [Healeys] thermostat discussion (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:10:18 +0200; Distilled should be free of any contaminants so in theory better that deionized, but I doubt if there is any noticable difference in practice. Anyhow, much of the so called distilled water is in fact; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00128.html (9,082 bytes)

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