My cooling system test....

[garion]

Today, I decided to take my Spider to work... Work is a 25 mile drive (each way), with about 5 miles of that in city traffic (for those that know Tempe, AZ, I take Mill Ave from 60 to basically Rio Salado..) And its 102 outside... Top down, no AC.. Whee! Why? I was supposed to meet up with a coworker that has a Delorean, but he ended up in a meeting and I missed him.. Ah well..

Anyways.. I have a stock 79 cooling system.. So an OEM rad, fan, and 3 way T stat... Engine is basically stock, with a carb upgrade.

My temps only briefly went over 190 in the city traffic, and on the highway, I was actually significantly lower than 190... This is the little cooling system that could... I have verified the temps I get in the past with an IT temp gun, so I don't think it because my gauge reads low.. I just think that its cooling that well..

[toplessexpat]

Agreed! When they're working right, the cooling system is incredibly efficient.

[azruss]

John, my cooling system is entirely stock. For the past 2 years, i have taken the car out weekly, even deep into the triple digits. My car runs at normal temps and only goes slightly higher if i am in heavy traffic and the fan is running like crazy. The stock system can definitely handle the heat.

[RRoller123]

I agree, once the stock cooling system is sorted, it works very well. Mine never causes trouble anymore.