[Nobbc] Xk 120 over heating

[Charlie Saul]

Hi Dawson,

You got it; the bottle is mounted too low. Great suggestions; will check
it out!

Thanks a bunch,

Charlie

-----Original Message-----
From: nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Dawson Church
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:47 PM
To: North Bay British Car Club
Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Xk 120 over heating

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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