Rob,
Don't remove the thermostat. The main purpose is to get the engine up to
operating temperature quickly. The other purpose is a slight restriction so
the coolant that is being pumped into the radiator is slowed down enough to be
cooled by the air passing between the fins. If you remove it you probably will
overheat at highway speeds.
Head gasket could be a problem. When the engine is cool like overnight, start
and run for a minute or so. Does the system develop pressure? If it does a
head gasket is a real possibility. I had this happen to my S4 a long time ago.
i ran it on the freeway at 55mph (remember those speeds?) go 47 mile out and
temp was at 240 pulled of the freeway let car idle and it cooled down. Turned
out that the head needed to be retorqued. Hope this helps some.
Dave Green
10 Alps & 1 Tiger(underrestoration)
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Taylor
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:09 PM
To: Alpine mailing list
Subject: Too Hot!!
Alpiners,
My wife and I would like to go the Invasion II - but I can't get my '66 SV
to be cool.
Currently, I'm having some overheating problems.
No previous overheating problems, of course, till I did a little
preventative maintenance - new water pump, thermo, had the radiator flushed
and put on an electric fan. I swear, I had no problems for 9 years until I
tried to get ahead of it. I've been told it could be a blown head gasket -
but, I don't know, seems a bit coincidental to me.
symptoms:
Runs great for a while (30-45 minutes) and then losses coolant - but no
overflow that I can see.
Can anyone share some advise that might put us on the road to Ohio?
Thanks,
Rob (Alpiner formerly known as "Oaxacarob")
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