hi steve,
consider having your radiator recored with a modern core. my recored
radiator cured the overheating problems i had after adding a/c to my BN6
several years ago.
cheers,
jerry
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:32 PM, BJ8 Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello Healeyphiles -
>
> I had a chance this morning to check the accuracy of my water temp gauge.
> Having gone through the agony of removing the gauge from the car the last
> time I checked it, I seriously re-thought that process. Although it made
> me
> very nervous to have an open flame anywhere near the engine bay, I was able
> to test the gauge in a pot of water at a rolling boil without removing the
> gauge (fire extinguisher handy!). I placed a wooden board spanning the
> fenders and sat a Coleman camp stove on top of that. After getting the
> water boiling in the kitchen, I transferred the pot to the camp stove for
> the actual test. The gauge went exactly to 212 stayed there for a
> 10-minute test without going any higher. A photo of the setup is available
> to anyone who wants it.
> So, since I live at sea level, the conclusion is that my gauge is exactly
> correct and any problem is elsewhere.
>
> For Dave Porter: I did the radiator drain test: First I back-flushed the
> radiator with the garden hose and captured the "first flow" water in a
> large
> bowl. There were only about five very small flakes of something visible.
> Then I plugged the lower hose connection and filled up the radiator with
> water. After removing the plug, I measured the draining time with a
> stopwatch. It took only 6 seconds for the radiator to drain completely.
> There is some damage to the radiator fins at the lower driver's side
> corner,
> caused by catching it on the wind deflector during removal of the radiator
> in the past. Because of the lower hose connection interfering with the
> frame cross-piece, the clearance here is very close. Relative to the
> undamaged area, I find it hard to believe this could in itself cause my
> overheating problem. However, I'll have the radiator checked out by a
> shop.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
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