[Nobbc] Xk 120 over heating

[Dawson Church]

Are you sure your radiator overflow bottle is ABOVE the level of the  
radiator. I had a mechanic "helpfully" install one in my Lotus, it was  
BELOW, and drained water from the radiator when hot!

I solved the overheating problem in my 2 Lotuses by installing  
electric fans that come on a low temperature. Torqueflow brand,  
installs in about an hour, sold at Autozone, turned on by a sensor  
that goes through the radiator fins. You MUST get a sensor that  
triggers at low temperature, the regular ones trigger too high, the  
engine is already cooking before they signal the fans to turn on.

Dawson


On Jul 26, 2008, at 7:06 PM, Charlie Saul wrote:

> Hi All:
>
> Trying to get my xk 120 back on the road:
> I installed a radiator overflow bottle and it overflows a lot when I
> drive for 15 minutes and turn the car off.
> One mechanic says car is overheating due to rings, valves, head gasket
> etc.; car engine needs to be overhauled.
> Another mechanic says that since I likely will drive the car less than
> 1000 miles a year, I should just have an oil cooler installed.
> Will this bring the temp down significantly?
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie
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