Coolant Pressure Control Cap
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03-05-2007, 06:55
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Coolant Pressure Control Cap
I had some overheating problems with my Series 60 powered unit on my
homebound trip after taking delivery in Texas... Upon opening up the radiator, it was found to be 2/3 filled with oily- dirt pulled into the radiator. This could not be seen from the outside due to the charge air radiator that's located in front of the water radiator and it could not be seen from the inside due to the metal shroud around the fan. The area under the fan was open and clear -- it was everything else that was blocked up. Although a simple cleaning of the radiator could have resolved the problem -- I elected to replace the radiator core with a more efficient design (since about 1/2 the cost was the labor to pull the radiator). My current temperature readings are quite similar to yours -- except the water temperature has yet to go much above 180 -- and my retarder is exhaust based, and doesn't have a temperature gauge. When the radiator was replaced, the radiator service replaced the cap ... it's rated at 15 lbs. I do lose about 1 quart of radiator water each trip while using the chassis heat. There's a minor leak somewhere, but I haven't found it yet. When the chassis heat isn't used, then I don't seem to use any radiator water. (I carry a couple of spare gallons of premixed coolant along...) Pete Masterson aeonix1@... '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' El Sobrante, CA On Mar 4, 2007, at 6:09 PM, Leroy Eckert wrote: > <Snip> > I like my drive train component temps now. > > Engine Oil-215 > Water Temp-Cycles between 180-190 > Transmission Temp- 170 > Retarder Temp- 220 > All recorded in flat conditions at cruise speed of 68 mph, pulling > a 20ft trailer w/car. > > I do not suggest you try anything unless you fully understand your > system, I'm simply reporting what I did. > The foregoing presumes that all system components are in proper > working order. > > My next project is to install MH's water injection system so when I > climb the mountains next summer I'll have a water flood just in case. > > Alright, fire away, I have Redneck engineering paperwork on this > one. LOL lol, lol [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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