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From: T i m on 8 Jan 2010 05:46 On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:29:09 GMT, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >Usenet Nutter wrote: >> On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:28:44 GMT, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> >> wrote: >> d >>> >>> One of the parts of my service schedule is to check the engine fan >>> operates, this is often quite difficult to get going on modern >>> diesels, unless the day is really hot the fan won't come in even >>> when left idling for half an hour or so after a run. >>> >> >> At one time some folk put a piece of card in front of part of the rad >> to get it to heat up more quickly ....Is that still done or is it not >> recommended ....even in this weather ? > >I see about one car a year doing that nowadays, might be more common in very >rural areas. I did that on our old Rover 218SD during a cold snap a couple of years back. I think it helped but coincidentally or otherwise a hose split (over oil filter) and we lost all the coolant (I knew something was wrong when the heater went from warm to freezing). Unable to make a repair (crimped hose clip) I pottered the 20 miles home using the temperature gauge as load limiter and found I could average about 50 mph. ;-) Didn't seem to do it any harm as now on 200,000 miles it just took us up to Scotland and back. Heater was still pretty cold though and now it seems to be worse on one side so I guess the heater matrix and other bits could do with a flush through? > In general cars are so much more well designed in cooling and >heating areas that it is not really necessary any more. From elsewhere in this thread, *our* kitcar does have a real heater and whilst it works the bearings have gone on the fan and it makes a right racket. Anyone know how to re-bearing 1978 MkII Escort heaters please ... ? Cheers, T i m
From: Duncan Wood on 8 Jan 2010 05:54 On Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:46:40 -0000, T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:29:09 GMT, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > >> Usenet Nutter wrote: >>> On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:28:44 GMT, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>> d >>>> >>>> One of the parts of my service schedule is to check the engine fan >>>> operates, this is often quite difficult to get going on modern >>>> diesels, unless the day is really hot the fan won't come in even >>>> when left idling for half an hour or so after a run. >>>> >>> >>> At one time some folk put a piece of card in front of part of the rad >>> to get it to heat up more quickly ....Is that still done or is it not >>> recommended ....even in this weather ? >> >> I see about one car a year doing that nowadays, might be more common in >> very >> rural areas. > > I did that on our old Rover 218SD during a cold snap a couple of years > back. I think it helped but coincidentally or otherwise a hose split > (over oil filter) and we lost all the coolant (I knew something was > wrong when the heater went from warm to freezing). > > Unable to make a repair (crimped hose clip) I pottered the 20 miles > home using the temperature gauge as load limiter and found I could > average about 50 mph. ;-) > > Didn't seem to do it any harm as now on 200,000 miles it just took us > up to Scotland and back. Heater was still pretty cold though and now > it seems to be worse on one side so I guess the heater matrix and > other bits could do with a flush through? > >> In general cars are so much more well designed in cooling and >> heating areas that it is not really necessary any more. > > From elsewhere in this thread, *our* kitcar does have a real heater > and whilst it works the bearings have gone on the fan and it makes a > right racket. Anyone know how to re-bearing 1978 MkII Escort heaters > please ... ? > > Cheers, T i m http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RS2000-MK2-MEX-ESCORT-HEATER-VGC-WORKING-ORDER_W0QQitemZ120511955059QQ
From: Mike on 8 Jan 2010 07:42 On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:53:37 -0000, "IanT" <noemail(a)email.co.uk> wrote: >Check the colour of your coolant, it should be a red/pink colour, anything >else and it is unsuitable! That is just so wrong. --
From: Gordon H on 8 Jan 2010 09:43 In message <t4eck5lu084sa2e55ic2m1db0d252mguv8(a)4ax.com>, Usenet Nutter <individualnet(a)takeoutmyteethgmail.com> writes > >At one time some folk put a piece of card in front of part of the rad >to get it to heat up more quickly ....Is that still done or is it not >recommended ....even in this weather ? The Ice Road Truckers sometimes do it, apparently. :) The last car I did that on was (I think) my Austin A40 Devon, in the mid 60's. Before that, Dad's 1936 Morris 8 and his 1936 Standard 10 both had custom leather jackets, which could be rolled up once the engine was warm. -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply
From: Gordon H on 8 Jan 2010 09:47
In message <u0aek5956gq1ek726q5lb1k63kobmpiukf(a)4ax.com>, Mike <nospam(a)nospam.com> writes >On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:53:37 -0000, "IanT" <noemail(a)email.co.uk> wrote: > >>Check the colour of your coolant, it should be a red/pink colour, anything >>else and it is unsuitable! > >That is just so wrong. > On my old cars, red coolant usually meant time to use rust remover, and then Bar Seal. -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |