Run the valves and change the dizzy. may just need to break in some more. Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: man it has the triangle peice and the little duct thingy that blows the hot air outside the engine compartment. all the tin is there i made sure of it and compared 3 times with the book. even a couple of peices folks said i didn't need are in that booger. >From: Mark Sawyer >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 08:13:11 -0700 (PDT) > >The dizzy being 180 out will cause it to run hotter. what type of doghouse >are you running. If your running an offset cooler, did you get the cooler >exhaust thru the sheet metal or is it blowing ontop of the #3 cylinder tin? > >Brian Denning wrote: also it seemed to of >started when i put the correct peice of tin on the rear >of the motor and put thehose that goes from the oil bath filter down to by >the heat exchanger. could hot air comming in from that hose cause it to run >hotter? like a detonation kinda thing? > > > >From: Mark Sawyer > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot > >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 07:44:42 -0700 (PDT) > > > >I agree, I would check the timing more than anything. Also check to make > >sure a cleaning rag didn't get sucked into the fan. I have never heard of > >having the windows open having anything to do with engine temp. Did you >get > >the distributor and distributor drive installed correctly? > > > >wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote: I ride with my jalousies open all the time, in > >rush hour even. No problem here. That bus with a new motor should do 65 >all > >day long. > > > > I suggest a tuning problem, assuming all your tin is there. Adjust your > >valves, check your timing, points, etc. > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Sent: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 9:28 AM > >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot > > > > .AOLPlainTextBody { margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, > >Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000; > >background-color: #fff; } .AOLPlainTextBody pre { font-size: 9pt; > > } .AOLInlineAttachment { margin: 10px; } .AOLAttachmentHeader > >{ font: 11px arial; border: 1px solid #7DA8D4; background: > >#F9F9F9; } .AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { font: 11px arial; > >background: #B5DDFA; padding: 3px 3px 3px 3px; } > >.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { font: 11px arial; color: > >#000000; padding: 1px 10px 1px 9px; background: #F9F9F9; } > >.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { font: 11px arial; color: > >#000000; background: #F9F9F9; } .AOLAttachmentHeader a, .AOLImage > >a { color: #2864B4; text-decoration: none; } > >.AOLAttachmentHeader a:hover, .AOLImage a:hover { color: #2864B4; > >text-decoration: underline; } body { background-color: > > white; font-family: "Verdana"; font-size: 10pt; border: > >0px; } .spell { padding-bottom:2px; background:yellow > >url(images/bg_spellingErr.gif) bottom left repeat-x; color:#000; } > >.spellHover { text-decoration:none; color:#b00; > >padding-bottom:2px; background:yellow url(images/bg_spellingErr.gif) > >bottom left repeat-x; } p { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; } > >img.managedImg { width: 0px; height: 0px; } img.placeholder { > > width: 275px; height: 206px; background: #F4F4F4 > >url(images/activityIndicator.gif) center center no-repeat; border: 1px > >solid #DADAD6 !important; } and yes the seal around the motor is > >new. > > > > >From: "Brian Denning" > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: [tcb] running hot > > >Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:23:58 -0500 > > > > > >so i put my tires on yesterday. took hershey out for a test drive...man > >the >8 ply's make a world of difference. got it up to 65 hard to maintain > > >though(need to run the valves). > > > > > >question though. the bus was running hot, like i couldn't touch the > > >dipstick kinda hot. here is the theory could me having the jalousie > >windows >open driving down the interstate cause it to get hot? i have >heard > >this >before. all the cool air goes into the bus instead of into the >engine > > >compartment. oh not to mention that it was 98 degrees outside with a >heat > > >index of 104. but, could closing the jalousie windows help it get more > >cool >air? > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >Donâ??t just search. 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