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Old 03-09-10, 23:39
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Just remember that on the Mk1's at least, the asbestos lining was only on the R.S. engine covers. The ones on the L.S. were simply sheet metal.

When I re-did my covers the asbestos sheeting was badly discoloured by rust. I had to take them off anyways to clean up the metal, so when I put them back on I just switched around the sheets untill I got a nice clean one and made that as the outer one. They then looked NOS.
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Old 04-09-10, 00:12
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Just remember that on the Mk1's at least, the asbestos lining was only on the R.S. engine covers. The ones on the L.S. were simply sheet metal.

When I re-did my covers the asbestos sheeting was badly discoloured by rust. I had to take them off anyways to clean up the metal, so when I put them back on I just switched around the sheets untill I got a nice clean one and made that as the outer one. They then looked NOS.
Of course, due to that restoration procedure, Jordan now has three eyes and the beginnings of a tail.

Yes, mine has always run hot too. The rad, oil cooler, themostats, timing and everything else that contributes to cooling has been re-built and still the heat. I think it's the nature of the beasts.

My 'obsession' when running it is to touch the bottom of the rad and the elbows leading into the oil cooler element (both reachable by the driver) to confirm the 220 degree reading on the temp gauge.
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Old 04-09-10, 04:24
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Of course, due to that restoration procedure, Jordan now has three eyes and the beginnings of a tail.
And here I was thinking it had to do with drinking Hamilton water for the past 27yrs. Silly me.
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Old 04-09-10, 09:33
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I've seen a few carriers rebuilt without all the fan shrouds etc. not fitted.Then, they overheat, and you see them (the owners) wonder why.
The flatty is a hot running engine , because the exhausts run through the block.
I have read, that they should run a mono grade oil because it is a better transferer of heat. (A lot of heat is conducted away through the oil. This is why they have a cooler)
When the covers are on, the fan has to stuff all that air through those two square holes in the rear hull plate. When an engine is rebuilt it will generate heat much faster, and needs to transfer it away. This is achieved by attention to detail, descale the water jacket properly, dont take short cuts with the radiator, dont paint the radiator, and if you have to, us the proper paint (which transfers the heat faster that other paint) I'd definately use thermostats, and a coolant additive. (It increases heat transfer,and the boiling point, but can tend to help leaks happen)
Remember these things work hard shifting 4 ton of carrier.
P.s. Bruce you should also have three eyes, and the beginning of a tail (dont ask me to explain this)
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Old 04-09-10, 13:14
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Thats a valid point Lynn...... Martyn do you have the full shroud assembly on the fan ? without this the fan wont generate the suction it needs to draw the cold air through the rad and into the engine bay.

As for the heat, it was baking hot in the rear compartment of yours when we were cruising back home from the Armed Forces day.... it was a welcome breeze when i sat on the ammo tins so i was a bit higher up.... mind i reckon the boys who landed in Italy 1943 welcomed the warmth through the cold november / december ops..... i recall from reading a letter my grandfather had sent home, it was one of the coldest winters on record for Italy that year. swings and roundabouts as they say.
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Old 08-09-10, 00:40
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ok nope i have no shrouds she runs fine hasnt over heated just runs hot, i asked the radiator specialists about the shrouds and told him what it was in and everything and hes said the new core is a more efficiant one so it will cool better and how big the fan was etc etc, we made a template of the shrouds and it was only just covering the corners of the rad so it made no diffrance at all ,beside its some what cooler over here. like you say Bruce think it's the nature of the beasts, when i last drove it i had one door off and it ran cooler but with people in the back its hard to have a door off besides the amount of air that fan shifts its not wise to have a door off.but at the end of the day if your in my carrier prepair to cook hahahaha ( richard )
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