[tcb] Re: running hot
- From: Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:13:19 -0700 (PDT)
If you would just get a watercooled Vanagon, you wouldn't be having these
problems.
Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: exactly, i will never be
able to get it off, which means i will never be
able to open my decklid, which means i will never know if there is anything
wrong with the bus, which means i can drive happily and not worry about that
weird thing i saw under the hood or my oil level or the temperature, i will
just assume it is all there because i can't open the decklid.
just kidding about the duct tape...i kknow that is a sigh of relief for some
of ya'll. although i did use it to patch a hole in the canvas. works great
to.
i actually have some of that foam you are talking about i will try it
tonight. either that or special note for ya'll that like to "fix" things.
half inch soft rubber hose works great as a door seal. ;-)
>From: Mark Sawyer
>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot
>Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 08:55:02 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Don't use Duct tape, you will never get it off. stop by the hardware store
>and get some sticky back foam used on doors and make a fake seal for it.
>
>Brian Denning wrote: it's there for the most
>part. i don't, however, think the bottom peice is on
>there. and i never thought about that before but that might be where some
>of
>my heat is comming from. i will duct tape it shut and see how she runs. :D
>
>
> >From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx
> >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot
> >Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:32:10 -0400
> >
> >Does your decklid have the seal? I found on mine when running without
>that
> >seal it causes it to run quite a bit hotter as well, particularly the
> >bottom piece.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 10:23 AM
> >Subject: [tcb] Re: running hot
> >
> >
> >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
> > > >
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> > > >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?
> > > > >
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