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What is the Alunox one going for?
A used OEM one sold on eBay a couple months ago for $400.
Randy
A used OEM one sold on eBay a couple months ago for $400.
Randy
Well that statement makes zero sense in an engine that is running for any length of time. If you don't pull enough heat off of the engine, or specifically the combustion chambers, the temp of the engine under load will rise and eventually overheat. That will cause your coolant to also rise in temp. Also remember that different liquids and gases have different abilities to store thermal energy or BTUs. In other words air at 200deg has no where near the thermal capacity of water at 200deg, so a liquid that is able to absorb more heat per volume than another WILL have a lower temp if the number of BTUs are the same. It is my understanding that water has a larger capacity to store BTUs per volume than antifreeze. That is a major reason we don't run pure antifreeze as a coolant.there are a lot of opinions on both sides of water wetter.
There are some that say water wetter does exactly as advertised, and others that say it makes things worse.
The other side say that Water Wetter actually makes it harder to extract the heat from the hot components in the engine. Because the water isn't extracting as much heat from the engine, the water stays cooler......and that is why you see lower water temps on your gauge. Essentially, the coolant is cooler because it isn't pulling the heat out of the engine block.
I would love to knwo the truth. An anctually engline block and/or cylinder head temp gauge wouuld better show what is going on.
This morning was a nice cool day in Florida and I took my car for a ride across the Sunshine Skyway at 8AM. The car ran fantastic and the power of the engine was clearly up compared to a typical hot Summer Day.Thanks everyone!
I bought this one:
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The interesting part was that there were several old pump vein parts (even after repeatedly flushing both ways) inside. The blades were blocking most of the water ports. If you look close you can see the indentations that formed over time by the pressure of the water on the rubber bits. It might be worth testing your cooler to see if it flows acceptably.
That's my old impeller on top with the hub next to it. The hub was detached but otherwise looked pretty normal when it was in the pump (except that it spun freely).