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15 Mar 2004, 09:22 (Ref:905645)
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blimey . . . . plenty of info to absorb here, thanks people . . .for the record, I had a few overheating problems on my first run out on Saturday . . .I suspect my (brand new) thermostat isnt quite right . . . as it didnt seem to open until 100 degrees, and its right next to the temp gauge sensor, when it did open it dropped to 80, then back up and so on . . . .when I got overtaken by a Zodiac, I gave it some more welly, then saw the gauge stick around 100 and not go down until I backed off. apart from the thermostat problem, I need to also check that the engine isnt running too lean and getting too hot, as I also had oil surge problems (with a baffled sump) so I suspect that the oils getting a bit too runny as well.
on the plus side, nothing fell off blew up or broke and I managed to keep in on the black bits despite the puddles !!! |
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15 Mar 2004, 09:58 (Ref:905682)
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Reading your other thread on sump baffles, it's difficult to sort out more than one problem at a time. For now replace the thermostat with a blanking plate with a couple of 10 mm holes, this works and you can go back to a thermostat when you've sorted the rest out.
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15 Mar 2004, 10:29 (Ref:905701)
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Agree with Stephen 100%. Doing too much at once does make things tricky.
Are you using an oil cooler as well? This will certainly help. But do check you're not running the engine lean, I made this mistake once (and once only)... |
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The wonderful dexterity of Hannu Mikkola, makes me want to shake hands with the whole of Finland. (Architecture And Morality, Ted And Alice - Half Man Half Biscuit)
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15 Mar 2004, 11:00 (Ref:905729)
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thats exactly my gut feeling at the moment . . . .lean running . . . .which is why I took it easy, its all a bit much to resolve in an 8 hour testing day!
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15 Mar 2004, 11:06 (Ref:905738)
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Yep, I remember my first testing day...
I'd get it down a rolling road ASAP. Is that your car in your profile? Which club(s) do you race with? |
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The wonderful dexterity of Hannu Mikkola, makes me want to shake hands with the whole of Finland. (Architecture And Morality, Ted And Alice - Half Man Half Biscuit)
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15 Mar 2004, 12:34 (Ref:905821)
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no, theres a few pics in the historic bit . . . .I'll go and change it now :-)
I'm doing the HSCC/HRSR this year, and a few Top Hat races, I might try the CTCC at Brands in MAy as its relatively local. |
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15 Mar 2004, 13:22 (Ref:905876)
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Yep, I saw the pics. Nice. May well bump into you this year at some point then as we do occasionally race on the same day as the HSCC/Top Hat thingybobs.
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