428 water/oil temperature

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by kevins2

Hi Dan,

I installed a 180F thermostat and drilled a small hole, as outlined in the ERA manual.

As for oil coolers, since I don't track my car I don't need it. I installed one to fill the void in the front cowling but cut and capped the hoses just inside the engine bay.

Kevin

I think a 180F thermostat is what I should have installed. I guess I will change it sometime.

Thanks

Dan

[Eljaro]

I have my cooling system filled with Evans waterless Coolant. Using a high flow Stant thermostat (180ºF) and switching on radiator fan at 225ºF through a sensing unit keeps fluid temp 185º steady, except on hot days in trafic jam where temp reaches 225ºF and fan comes on. Temp comes down then pretty fast to 195ºF idling.
Had a Hillclimb (5500-6000 rpm most of the time) last week where oil temp reached 250ºF after a fast run. When idling the engine after that temp went up to 265ºF and came down again when moving. Oil temp stay at about 210ºF all the time under normal driving condition.
Using 10-60 Castrol Edge Synthetic oil.
Changed over to Synthetic from Dyno oil after I saw several times temp climb to 240º.

[lippy]

I have an ERA with their larger radiator. It's filled with 40% anti-freeze and 60% water, with WaterWetter (I normally wouldn't believe in this, but Doug at ERA swears by it and I don't think it hurts). I have an oil cooler but it is capped off and not in use. Oil is Brad Penn 30 weight.

Even at 95 degrees ambient, my water stays at about 190 and my oil at about 185. The only time my water temp rises above that is when I stop the car, and it still never exceeds 200.

[1967 XR7 GT]

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