In a message dated 96-09-07 15:29:03 EDT,
mail.rootesclub&cjnetworks.com(at)topeka.cjnetworks.com (Doug Ferrell) writes:
>>To: Sergio Dimarmo <Wanderer(at)sure.net>
>>From: Doug Ferrell <mail.rootesclub&cjnetworks.com>
>>Subject: Re: Overheating HELP!
>>
>>At 12:09 PM 9/2/96 -0700, you wrote:
>>>I just spent a weekend trying to solve my overheating problems on my
>>>Series V....had the radiator re-cored, the cylinder head redone, and I
>>>added a 5 blade flex fan on my new water pump, oh..and also a new
>>>160 degree thermostat but the car still overheats, even in 70-80 degree
>>>weather. The carbs have been re-built and seem to be working correctly so
>>>I don't think it's running too lean and the timing is (at) 8 degrees BTC. I
>>>can't figure it out! Any suggestions on what could be causing this?
>>>Sergio, in our Club a member's Series 2 was consistently overheating, too.
>> After months of headaches trying to solve the problem, it was found that
>the
>> new water pump that was installed had a defective impeller, which spun on
>> the pump shaft, allowing for very little circulation! This impeller is
>made out
>> of plastic. Hope this helps! Doug.
>>
Read an account of this water pump problem in the Sunbeam Alpine Club "HORN"
a while back. Can anyone else verify ever having a defective plastic
impeller that freewheels on the shaft?
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