- 1. Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Purtell <purtell@students.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 08:24:38 -0500 (CDT)
- Thanks for the help already, but I'm still a bit puzzled by the MGB's cooling system. I flushed the system, and refilled the block and radiator with coolant. Then I drove the car (to open up the ther
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01368.html (8,132 bytes)
- 2. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:00:28 -0400
- Various solutions are (not in any particular order): - New thermostat - Flush radiator - Flush the thermostat housing - Flush the heater - Replace or recore the radiator - Sufficient coolant - Make s
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01369.html (8,942 bytes)
- 3. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:41:04 -0700
- A few more for your list: - is the oil level up to the mark? - is the timing correct? - is the fuel mixture too lean? - is the coolant mixure correct (50/50)? Tab Julius had this to say: -- Max Heim
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01373.html (9,569 bytes)
- 4. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: Geoffrey Gallaway <geoffeg@sloth.org>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:23:30 -0400 (EDT)
- On my 1968 Ford Falcon I had a similar problem. Simply flushing the coolant out of everything didn't help. I had to have the engine pressure/power flushed. I found one radiator shop that had a high p
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01375.html (10,000 bytes)
- 5. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:38:24 -0400
- Check the water level again to be sure, when the sensor goes above the water level it hits the hotter steam and ZOOOOOM. Another possible situation, check that the fan belt is tight enough. I had thi
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01383.html (8,158 bytes)
- 6. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 12:46:17 EDT
- << I've been in the middle of this myself. My '78B (your message quoted here doesn't say which year you have) is often running hot. Never below 70%, often up to the edge of the red. Various solutions
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01385.html (8,488 bytes)
- 7. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Warmuth <warmuthb@vms.wlsc.wvnet.edu>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:14:20 -0400
- You have an air "bubble" in your cyl head / cooling system. Try squeezing the lower hose repeatedly when engine is at operating temp, with the rad cap open, to dislodge it. you can also "pump" the t
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01386.html (8,484 bytes)
- 8. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: "David Hill" <Davhill@btinternet.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 16:44:26 +0100
- Sounds like it might be the gauge. If you can get the sender out of the head, try dipping it in a jug of water of a known temp and see what the gauge has to say. Also, try feeling for cold spots on
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01394.html (9,111 bytes)
- 9. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 22:27:03 -0500
- I had a similar problem with my MGA. I was advised to CAREFULLY remove the rad cap and stick a candy thermometer down the neck, not touching the metal sides. This was to asceratain whether the car wa
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01414.html (8,942 bytes)
- 10. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: yd3@nvc.net
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:18:56 -0700
- <<<snip>>> If you live in an area where it never gets below freezing, just fill the radiator with clean water and use a little Red Line Water Wetter. <<<snip>>> Don't forget some anti rust too if yo
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01422.html (7,205 bytes)
- 11. Re: Car gets hot (score: 1)
- Author: paul.hunt1@virgin.net
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 19:54:40 +0100
- Does sound as if it is overheating. That description seems normal for the system warming up enough to start opening the stat (needle rising to N), which opens more and more to maintain a normal tempe
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01521.html (8,888 bytes)
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