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Jan 30, 2016 11:29 am
Jan 30, 2016 11:29 am
Subject: Re: Thermostatic Radiator Grill opening Mechanism
Hi all,
Mark makes a very good point about making sure there is no resistance in the linkages and of course most of the linkage is inaccessible once the chrome surround is installed...
Weber carburetor items are nice and free moving and available from ebay...
Regarding the calorstat opening late, I guess this may have been because it had been set up for too high a temperature or leaked a bit or the linkage was stiff /not quite right and this is undoubtedly a fiddle of a job... but they can be got to work well.
If you want the engine to run at 70 to 80 deg C it would seem sensible to set up the calorstat to open at a lower temperature to account for the lag and I believe I agreed to just below 70 deg C when the radiator restorer did the initial set up. I quite expect the linkage will need adjusting to get this right when I get my car on the road.
Regards
Bill
Hi all,
Mark makes a very good point about making sure there is no resistance in the linkages and of course most of the linkage is inaccessible once the chrome surround is installed...
Weber carburetor items are nice and free moving and available from ebay...
Regarding the calorstat opening late, I guess this may have been because it had been set up for too high a temperature or leaked a bit or the linkage was stiff /not quite right and this is undoubtedly a fiddle of a job... but they can be got to work well.
If you want the engine to run at 70 to 80 deg C it would seem sensible to set up the calorstat to open at a lower temperature to account for the lag and I believe I agreed to just below 70 deg C when the radiator restorer did the initial set up. I quite expect the linkage will need adjusting to get this right when I get my car on the road.
Regards
Bill