Re: overheating

From: Tony Leeming (tleeming(at)island.net)
Date: Sun Sep 07 1997 - 23:17:21 CDT


CHUCK NICODEMUS wrote:
>
> William Lewis wrote:
> >
> > I am now as cool as a cucumber...as long as I keep moving. The quad core
> > radiator I put in last night seems to have solved some of my problems. It
> > is over 90 degrees here in the valley and my car is staying under 170
> > degrees on the freeway. However, sitting in parking lots idling is still
> > a problem. I am going to install a shroud this weekend and see how much
> > that helps before adding more fans. Does anyone know if the water temp in
> > the header tank on a series II car reflect the water temp going past the
> > sending unit? I put a thermometer in my header tank and it read ~180 when
> > the gauge said ~160. It is possible that my gauge or sending unit are not
> > reading correctly and that may explain why my car seem to be boiling when
> > the gauge only read 190.
> >
> > Bill Lewis
> > Cooler Series II, but not yet cool enough
>
> Bill , what percentage of anti-freeze or coolant are you running to
> water amount?? I understand (and here comes a 45 page reply) that
> certain ratios may either enhance cooling or reduce cooling effects of
> that given percentages??
> Just a thought, Dick ? Tony? Jarrid? any one?
> chuck

Here's my 45 pages - I bought some Water Wetter in Seattle to put in my
BGT.
It is too soon to tell. I have heard it works.
Tony Leeming



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