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opto
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| I disagree with allthat BS I recon an 88 Degree thermostat and a 3 core radiator, the cooler the better, Its heat in the engine which does mor damage, especially if you get a hot spell you put teh air con on and watch your temp increase. (37 degree and more), the radiator hoses pop engine cooks or head gasket blows. |
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pepsimax
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| Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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another thing is the thermostat will open and close according to the coolant temp.
the more air passing throught rediator will cool it down,,then the thermostat will close a little to raise the temp of the coolant,,and visa versa,,the warmer the coolant the more the thermostat will open. |
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bowsaw
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| Mine sits between M and A, in 40 plus heat, doing 140km/h, loaded up witht the wife, 2 kids and a boot full, dont worry about the temp, its fine as it is now. |
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1 SLY 97EL
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| bowsaw wrote: | | Mine sits between M and A, in 40 plus heat, doing 140km/h, loaded up witht the wife, 2 kids and a boot full, dont worry about the temp, its fine as it is now. |
Yeah same thing goes for my EL, except only with 1 kid in the car.... a 14 year old. |
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voids
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| ir remember when the EF first come out they done a experiment hooked a falcon on a dyno in a special room to simulate it sitting on 110KM/h towing a 1000kg load in 45degree heat, it ran for over 24hours without a problem. if your original cooling system is maintained properly you should'nt have dramas with overheating. |
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Reddevil
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Funnily enough I just had a cooling system service done on my car today.. ~$690 later ouch.
My radiator was running around the O and R on most days (say 30 degrees). Rad was 30-40% clogged according to my mechanic who showed me the old top tank.. had about 3-4" of solid (read cement-like) sediment in the top right corner opposite the inlet.
Shagged water pump. (corroded inlet)
Shagged (buldging+split) bottom rad hose.
Shagged top radiator hose (wasnt sealing).
Shagged top tank. (corroded plastic and full of sediment)
New thermostat housing and gasket
I'd hate to think what my core looked like before the radiator was cleaned out today 
On the way home the temp never went above half way A, hovered mostly on L but it also was a fairly cool day too so... |
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