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I would like to find somebody to spend half an hour with, regarding my cooling system as i really don't know too much about it and need advise.
BBWF would be a good opo as (god willing) myself and the car will be there.
I wonder if this thread could serve to put people together who would benefit from such "chats" and the people willing to spend a while talking through there experiences and knowledge.
In my case, i could seek out the "volunteer" via his handle/car reg or flower in his lapel !!
That way, rather than get home sunday "nun-the-wiser" or having "missed" the "best man for the job", i would have gained more than the inevitable hangover.
Any volunteers (Very) well versed in the cooling dept ??
And anyone else who thinks this would be a good idea.
Zig could actually take everones time (LOL) and i want to grab a bod while i can !!
Solitude
A616 MSH White series 1 350i
BBWF would be a good opo as (god willing) myself and the car will be there.
I wonder if this thread could serve to put people together who would benefit from such "chats" and the people willing to spend a while talking through there experiences and knowledge.
In my case, i could seek out the "volunteer" via his handle/car reg or flower in his lapel !!
That way, rather than get home sunday "nun-the-wiser" or having "missed" the "best man for the job", i would have gained more than the inevitable hangover.
Any volunteers (Very) well versed in the cooling dept ??
And anyone else who thinks this would be a good idea.
Zig could actually take everones time (LOL) and i want to grab a bod while i can !!
Solitude
A616 MSH White series 1 350i
Solitude said:
I would like to find somebody to spend half an hour with, regarding my cooling system as i really don't know too much about it and need advise.
BBWF would be a good opo as (god willing) myself and the car will be there.
Zig could actually take everones time (LOL) and i want to grab a bod while i can !!
Dont worry gav..Ill save mine till saturday night when everyones had a skin full..BBWF would be a good opo as (god willing) myself and the car will be there.
Zig could actually take everones time (LOL) and i want to grab a bod while i can !!
Jeff and Gavin
I think us 350i Series 1 owners should have a good get together as our cars in most cases are differant (Cooling sytem espacally)to later cars!
The way the cars are being lined up at BBWF will help! All the 350i Series 1 should be parked together so a lot easer to chat and check things etc!
Andy
I think us 350i Series 1 owners should have a good get together as our cars in most cases are differant (Cooling sytem espacally)to later cars!
The way the cars are being lined up at BBWF will help! All the 350i Series 1 should be parked together so a lot easer to chat and check things etc!
Andy
Mr Tank said:
Jeff and Gavin
I think us 350i Series 1 owners should have a good get together as our cars in most cases are differant (Cooling sytem espacally)to later cars!
The way the cars are being lined up at BBWF will help! All the 350i Series 1 should be parked together so a lot easer to chat and check things etc!
Andy
Sounds good to me lads rog (talbloke) said he was coming I think but aint heard from him for a while. He has an early series 1 also iircI think us 350i Series 1 owners should have a good get together as our cars in most cases are differant (Cooling sytem espacally)to later cars!
The way the cars are being lined up at BBWF will help! All the 350i Series 1 should be parked together so a lot easer to chat and check things etc!
Andy
I had quite a few cooling issues with my 350 S2 after changing the head gaskets, mostly caused by tiny leaks that didn't prevent the cooling system pressurising but did allow air to enter the system on cooling.
But also...
the degas pipe as installed by TVR runs from the top of the cooling system down under the air filter and then up again to the expansion bottle. Daft design! Routing it above the filter helps degassing enormously (note: a little known fact I learnt from my collegues along the way - healthy engines do sometimes generate steam inside the cyl heads; this is not a problem with a decent degas pipe routing, but will blow air/water out of the overflow otherwise).
and...
The Rover V8 was designed with a viscous fan that runs constantly, not an electric fan switched from the engine water outlet temperature. I have a manual overide on my car and I now switch the fan on whenever I'm stationary; I don't have an expansion tank overflow bottle and I haven't lost any water from the cooling system since adopting this approach (a year now). With the auto electric fan when the car is stationary the water temp onto the heads is much higher than with the viscous fan installation... see degas ideas above.
I'll be next to the sad SEAC at BBWF if you want a cooling system chat!
But also...
the degas pipe as installed by TVR runs from the top of the cooling system down under the air filter and then up again to the expansion bottle. Daft design! Routing it above the filter helps degassing enormously (note: a little known fact I learnt from my collegues along the way - healthy engines do sometimes generate steam inside the cyl heads; this is not a problem with a decent degas pipe routing, but will blow air/water out of the overflow otherwise).
and...
The Rover V8 was designed with a viscous fan that runs constantly, not an electric fan switched from the engine water outlet temperature. I have a manual overide on my car and I now switch the fan on whenever I'm stationary; I don't have an expansion tank overflow bottle and I haven't lost any water from the cooling system since adopting this approach (a year now). With the auto electric fan when the car is stationary the water temp onto the heads is much higher than with the viscous fan installation... see degas ideas above.
I'll be next to the sad SEAC at BBWF if you want a cooling system chat!
I can instill perseverance and inner strength to anyone suffering from the "give up syndrome"..Unless its the fags..Ill bring a piece of my lung i coughed up for encouragement on that department..(The reason i gave up)..Character strengthening..soul replenishing..(And i dont mean shoes)..And spiritual guidance are my forte..Unfortunately i wasnt allowed a tarot reading tent but if you are psychic then you would already know this..Cheers..Ziga
adam quantrill said:
Gavin, your ears will be mush by the end of BBWF with all the advice you'll be getting!
....and if the weather is s
te adam, my brains will be mush anyway, cos all they're will be to do is drink !!!And i don't have a great attention span when i'm on le sauce either....oh well !!
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