Boyracer said:Hey Pottsy,
Just one observation. My car had a 4lb radiator cap in it when I first got the car.
I was advised to swap it for a 7lb one. Can't remember why.
And who has been having probs with a leaking water pump
Boyracer said:Hey Pottsy,
Just one observation. My car had a 4lb radiator cap in it when I first got the car.
I was advised to swap it for a 7lb one. Can't remember why.
UFO said:The intent of the zipper is to enable it to be opened if the car is travelling through snow as the lower intake could get blocked and therefore prevent any air intake which might ironically lead to an overheated engine in winter. Just the thing for a winter excursion to Toowoomba (GB) or to the ski fields (Pottsy), or anywhere in Tassie in winter...
UFO said:The intent of the zipper is to enable it to be opened if the car is travelling through snow as the lower intake could get blocked and therefore prevent any air intake which might ironically lead to an overheated engine in winter. Just the thing for a winter excursion to Toowoomba (GB) or to the ski fields (Pottsy), or anywhere in Tassie in winter...
pottsy said:A drive up the freeway at 100Kmh seems to indicate that there is just insufficient airflow at that speed to maintain a working temp of 80-85C. Consequently it slowly gets hotter until the thermo switch actuates. Once the fan cuts in, however, the temp will slowly drop to below cutout, and equally slowly build up again to cut-in temp.
Chris Dunham said:This is a link to info on an air pressure switch (both pressure and vacume) and can be used to build a surface air pressure guage. This would allow you to test the front surface of the D for the best location of the intake or to guage the success or otherwise of adjustments made to the intake. You could also search the rear of the engine bay and underside of the driver passenger floor pan for areas of negative pressure with a view towards developing a more effiecent flow of air through the rediator and engine bay.
http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_1490/article.html
Chris.
pottsy said:Episode 95, Back to Standard! (A bit like Star Wars this!)
OK, today I restored the Cessna jobbie back to its rightful place and banished the upstart electric thingie to the shelf in the garage.
A drive over to French Connection in 35+ degree heat saw the temp gauge sit stubbornly on 180F and not move for anything! Damn, I hate it when the manufacturer knows better than me!
I like the idea of a bit of a spoiler lip on the checker plate, however, and I may look into that, although at the moment the undertray is nice and smooth.
I've also contemplated some shark gill type vents in the mudguards, but really don't want to attack the beast with cutting wheels yet. (Or an axe! I'm not that frustrated yet!) Same goes for lifting the rear of the bonnet, a bit too "Torana A9X" for me!
Cheers, Pottsy.
And as the sun glides across the horizon, and the ship sinks slowly in the West we bid farewell to Balham, Gateway to the South!