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Re: [Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 15, Issue 218

To: JAMES ARMSTRONG <rollright@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 15, Issue 218
From: LARRY PAULICK via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:22:41 -0400
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Evan sounds like it only addresses boiling but that's not the issue, it's 
cooling, and with those high temperatures, the oil is starting to deteriorate 
as well, now you're into a whole new list of problems.

Again if you have not read the TEAE article, it gets to the heart of the issue 
which is effective cooling and ways to do it. 

> On Jul 2, 2022, at 2:14 PM, JAMES ARMSTRONG via Tigers 
> <tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello
> I met a Canadian guy, I believe from Québec at the 2000 TEAE United in 
> Rockland Maine. He said he was fabricating Lower fan shrouds.  I stayed in 
> touch, bought the device, had it installed on the Tiger and it works quite 
> nicely.
> My engine is a rebuilt 260 with a comp cam, Edelbrock F4B, PerTronics, and 
> thatâ??s it. A mild upgrade but the lower fan shroud does help. For really 
> really hot days, Iâ??ve got a Kenlow pusher fan and with everything I have no 
> trouble
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
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>> Today's Topics:
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>>  1. Re: Evans Waterless Cooling (Owain Lloyd)
>>  2. Re: Evans Waterless Cooling (LARRY PAULICK)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 16:29:17 +0200
>> From: Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com>
>> To: Buck Trippel <bucktrippel@verizon.net>
>> Cc: "Dr. T. Y. McDowell" <tym2@comcast.net>, "Tiger's List"
>>   <tigers@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Evans Waterless Cooling
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>> Yep.  I run in most cars with no problems but in the tiger with the 500hp
>> motor I needed every bit of efficiency possible so had to switch off even
>> back to water and antifreeze.  It worked sort of ok with the dale radiator
>> but then I switched to another brand radiator and it just couldn?t keep the
>> temps down.   Pretty sure it would be doable with an efficient and lower
>> power motor if all the other cooling problems were taken care of.
>> 
>> Il giorno sab 2 lug 2022 alle 16:05 Buck Trippel via Tigers <
>> tigers@autox.team.net> ha scritto:
>> 
>>> In August of the hot summer of 2019 (aren?t they all hot now?) I put Evans
>>> in a Tiger which has an excellent two row aluminum radiator in front of a
>>> rather stock 289. My wife and I put the Tiger through an almost 5-thousand
>>> mile road test by driving from Los Angeles to La Crosse via I80/I90 to
>>> attend the TEAE United and then Route 66 on the way home. Temperatures were
>>> frequently at 100 degrees. So it got quite a test.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The Evans did not boil but with hot outside air temperatures its inferior
>>> specific heat (to water) could not remove adequately remove the engine
>>> heat.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The carb got so hot the fuel percolated (boiled) inside the bowls and the
>>> engine stalled lean. This weakness was exacerbated at altitudes above
>>> 4-thousand feet. In Pueblo, with OATs near 100 I ended up on the same AAA
>>> tow truck twice on the same day. I then gave up and reluctantly drained
>>> maybe half of the the costly coolant out, replacing it with plain water so
>>> I could get home. However the percolation reoccurred crossing the Mojave in
>>> the 115 degree August temps. At home I replaced the Evans with water,
>>> adding Water Wetter for corrosion protection.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I don?t have the numbers off the top of my head but the specific heat (or
>>> ability to transfer heat) of water is 1.00 while Evans is something like
>>> .65 or only 2/3 that of water. For me, Evans just did not do the job. From
>>> my experience I?d say one would have to be exceptionally brave to use it,
>>> especially with a stock radiator system or with a more powerful engine
>>> which will place even more demand on the Tiger?s weak cooling system. (BTW
>>> in the Tiger we drove on that trip, we had removed the stock block under
>>> the carb that hot radiator fluid passes through which probably have made
>>> even more of a problem.)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Buck Trippel
>>> 
>>> Ps I wrote up some of this years ago and I believe it contained a more
>>> detailed account of Evans heating issues on the trip ? I think it was
>>> published in both the TEAE and CAT newletters.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *From:* Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Dr. T. Y.
>>> McDowell
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 2, 2022 5:06 AM
>>> *To:* Tiger's List <tigers@autox.team.net>
>>> *Subject:* [Tigers] Evans Waterless Cooling
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Is anyone out there in Tigerland using Evans Waterless Coolant?
>>> 
>>> It has a boiling point of 375 (F).  I'd like to hear from anyone who's
>>> using it as I'm considering it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tym McDowell
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>> Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 11:35:56 -0400
>> From: LARRY PAULICK <lpaulick1@verizon.net>
>> To: owain.lloyd@gmail.com
>> Cc: Buck Trippel <bucktrippel@verizon.net>, "tigers@autox.team.net"
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>> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Evans Waterless Cooling
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>> Another issue is aluminum versus brass radiators.  Aluminum radiators are 
>> lighter but  brass transfers heat more efficiently.
>> 
>> 
>> When I redid my tiger, I used a three row versus a stock two row brass 
>> retaining the top, bottom, and sides so that the fit was not affected.
>> 
>> Also if you're replacing or having overheating problems, a closed impeller 
>> type water pump is much more efficient. Some aftermarket companies sell them 
>> already set up this way, but you can buy just the impeller plate from Summit 
>> for a very low price and install it yourself. Pumping efficiency is greatly 
>> improved.
>> 
>> TEAE 
>> did a study many years ago on all aspects of cooling. This excellent 
>> engineering study is still applicable today and well worth reading, 
>> dispelling a lot of myths.
>> 
>> 
>> Another design problem with the tiger is that there is no lower portion of 
>> the fan shroud. As a result, hot air is removed from the radiator then goes 
>> down to the ground and circles back through the front of the radiator, at 
>> rest.
>> 
>> 
>> I know this for a fact since I did smoke test and watched the air 
>> recirculating.
>> 
>> I fabricated a lower fan shroud from sheet metal, and made a low cost 
>> plastic air dam that comes down about 4 inches, to help
>> the flow of air through the radiator and continue towards the rear of the 
>> car while in motion.
>> 
>> Bottom line it all works and I don't overheat.
>> 
>> I have to laugh at the commentos who keeps saying that the V8 takes up so 
>> much space that that's why they overheat. Just look at today's cars and how 
>> they fill the engine bay and it becomes apparent this is another myth.
>> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2022, at 10:29 AM, Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yep.  I run in most cars with no problems but in the tiger with the 500hp 
>>> motor I needed every bit of efficiency possible so had to switch off even 
>>> back to water and antifreeze.  It worked sort of ok with the dale radiator 
>>> but then I switched to another brand radiator and it just couldn?t keep the 
>>> temps down.   Pretty sure it would be doable with an efficient and lower 
>>> power motor if all the other cooling problems were taken care of.
>>> 
>>> Il giorno sab 2 lug 2022 alle 16:05 Buck Trippel via Tigers 
>>> <tigers@autox.team.net <mailto:tigers@autox.team.net>> ha scritto:
>>> In August of the hot summer of 2019 (aren?t they all hot now?) I put Evans 
>>> in a Tiger which has an excellent two row aluminum radiator in front of a 
>>> rather stock 289. My wife and I put the Tiger through an almost 5-thousand 
>>> mile road test by driving from Los Angeles to La Crosse via I80/I90 to 
>>> attend the TEAE United and then Route 66 on the way home. Temperatures were 
>>> frequently at 100 degrees. So it got quite a test.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The Evans did not boil but with hot outside air temperatures its inferior 
>>> specific heat (to water) could not remove adequately remove the engine 
>>> heat. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The carb got so hot the fuel percolated (boiled) inside the bowls and the 
>>> engine stalled lean. This weakness was exacerbated at altitudes above 
>>> 4-thousand feet. In Pueblo, with OATs near 100 I ended up on the same AAA 
>>> tow truck twice on the same day. I then gave up and reluctantly drained 
>>> maybe half of the the costly coolant out, replacing it with plain water so 
>>> I could get home. However the percolation reoccurred crossing the Mojave in 
>>> the 115 degree August temps. At home I replaced the Evans with water, 
>>> adding Water Wetter for corrosion protection. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I don?t have the numbers off the top of my head but the specific heat (or 
>>> ability to transfer heat) of water is 1.00 while Evans is something like 
>>> .65 or only 2/3 that of water. For me, Evans just did not do the job. From 
>>> my experience I?d say one would have to be exceptionally brave to use it, 
>>> especially with a stock radiator system or with a more powerful engine 
>>> which will place even more demand on the Tiger?s weak cooling system. (BTW 
>>> in the Tiger we drove on that trip, we had removed the stock block under 
>>> the carb that hot radiator fluid passes through which probably have made 
>>> even more of a problem.)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Buck Trippel
>>> 
>>> Ps I wrote up some of this years ago and I believe it contained a more 
>>> detailed account of Evans heating issues on the trip ? I think it was 
>>> published in both the TEAE and CAT newletters.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net 
>>> <mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net>> On Behalf Of Dr. T. Y. McDowell
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2022 5:06 AM
>>> To: Tiger's List <tigers@autox.team.net <mailto:tigers@autox.team.net>>
>>> Subject: [Tigers] Evans Waterless Cooling
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Is anyone out there in Tigerland using Evans Waterless Coolant? 
>>> 
>>> It has a boiling point of 375 (F).  I'd like to hear from anyone who's 
>>> using it as I'm considering it. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance, 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tym McDowell 
>>> 
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