All,
its probably been covered before in which case I apologise but, the main
cause of overheating in my Alpine was casting sand. It was all around
the back of the block.
I removed the core plugs and used anything I could find to clean out the
sand especially from around No 4 cylinder. I think this is probably why
No 4 is always the piston which seems to go when an engine burns up. The
most effective was a slim steel rule which found its way around the back
of the cylinders. My car was 20 odd years old and it was amazing the
difference it made.
Anyway, my car ran fine on the hottest of days, admittedly in the UK but
have you tried our traffic jams ????????? (mine survived a 2 and a half
hour jam at around 85 degress F.
Yes OK, so thats pretty much thermal underwear temperatures for some of
you guys (Steve S are you listening) but its a good start!!!
>
>I've been fighting my overheating problem for a while and have gone
>through the radiator, new head with re-conditioned water passages, and
>thermostats. My next step is to inspect the water pump for a slipping
>impeller blade. Something you might want to check on your engine.
>
regards
-- Jeff HowarthX-Mailer: Turnpike Version 3.04 <AtO4wImJMVcyZ6paj3EPpfaHR3> Sender: owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jeff Howarth <jeff(at)v8tiger.demon.co.uk>
Ron,
in addition to Jarrids comments, it may be worth checking which side of the bellhousing the new slave cylinder has been fitted.
have fun....
-- Jeff Howarth
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