Hi all,
finally got my new KC 482 short block. Pond alloy block, Scat forged crank, Mahle pistons. All seems well and is comming together and will be up and running in a few days.
Email to Eagle asking for some explanation for the breakage of their crank remained unanswered. I included the technical explanation provided by D-Cel but that did not move them to say anything. Not a recomendable parts supplier IMO.
I had been running Evans NPG+ coolant as per advice of ICS when using their copper Titan head gaskets.
As for their gasket, I dumped mine. It leaked
oil all the time because it did not seal the surroundings of the cylinders well. Reusable? Definitely not.
All the silicon printed seals around the water passages were deteriorated and made the gasker unusable. Anyway, not a good product IMO.
In my former engine I had a problem of engine temp not beeing high enough. Too much cooling.
I will use a new Stant thermostat (14429) with a really large opening and plan to use a new thermostatic fan switch with a 221ºF on and 212ºF off switching.
That is only for the fan, which under normal driving conditions should never come on (it did so constantly up to now), but only when the engine gets hotter. Evans NPG+ having a high boiling point should be ok without any high pressure radiator cap.
Any of you has experience with NPG+ and can elaborate on experience with it ?
Evans NPG+ coolant temp
Threaded Mode
