Heat, heat and more heat!!

[Garage10]

Hey Dirk
I have my rad out to do that surge tank hose mod and am waiting for a higher cfm fan. Now I really didn't want to do this but maybe I will put it all back together and try it with just the hose mods to see what the results are. Bill and I really think coolant is really just circulating through surge tank and not fully through rad. My new set-up will eliminate that chance. Will let you know results but not for 4-7 days as I'm busy this week at work.

[DocDirk]

Bill and Brent, I still haven't installed the fan. I have ordered but not installed the flow restrictors ($6). Picturing the water flow plan I don't understand why there has to be the larger line from the radiator to the surge tank after all..... isn't the other end of the radiator already plumbed to the surge tank? Why not just eliminate that larger line altogether? The surge tank vents to an overflow tank anyhow... what function does that larger line serve? I've half a mind to just plug it at both ends and see what happens.... but then I've only got a half a mind when it comes to automotive engineering, that's prolly what got me into this spot in the first place

Truckin' along!

P.S. is it true that 220 is an okay operating temperature???

Dirk