cerbera
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| posted on 16/7/06 at 01:43 PM |
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How hot is too hot?
Been out in the loco enjoying the sun, but the other day I was caught in a bit of traffic and saw that the water temp was rising towards 120 C  so
pulled over to let things cool down.
So how hot is too hot and what can be done to keep water temp down. (apart from only driving on cold days )
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andrews_45
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| posted on 16/7/06 at 02:32 PM |
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Bigger fan, or avoid traffic
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smart51
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| posted on 16/7/06 at 02:43 PM |
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Does your fan work? I'd check it. Temperatures over 105° wold concern me if I was driving.
My car doesn't need the fan when moving, even when driving hard on a really hot day. Only when idling does the temperature really rise and the
fan cools it down quite quickly at around 100°.
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 16/7/06 at 03:37 PM |
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I have a manual overide switch for the fan so it can be switched in traffic even before the temp rises.
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Tangerine Scream
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| posted on 16/7/06 at 03:38 PM |
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May be worth checking the plumbing arrangement.
Assuming it's a Kawasaki, I've plumbed mine as per Ben Marriott's diagram and even without a fan, it can sit for ages without going
above 100 C
Diagram is at
linky
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