$10,000: fix or sell?

[Don Bradner]

Right. In this particular case, Greg knew his wasn't cycling properly and would
have had it overridden if he remembered.

I'm thinking, though, about all those who know theirs does cycle correctly - are
they likely to notice quickly the one time it doesn't?

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
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On 9/8/2010 at 6:13 PM mbulriss wrote:

>Don,
>
>+1 on the constant override! I feel much more comfortable with that temp
>gauge sitting on 180, than cycling up to 195 and then back down. 195
>doesn't leave much wiggle room for a heating problem.
>
>Mike Bulriss
>1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
>San Antonio, TX
>
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner"
>wrote:
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>> There are various reasons for overheating. In this case it was a failure
>somewhere in the alarmstat process to start the fan up at its upper temp,
>and the solution was known, which was to use the override.
>>
>> Over on WOG we've been having a long discussion about Coolant temps in
>the PTs. Tom Warner has been taking the position that you are better off
>letting the alarmstat do its thing, and I've been arguing for constant
>override. Greg's terrible situation improves my argument.
>>
>> On 9/8/2010 at 7:18 AM Dan Williams wrote:
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>> >Greg, There should be a way to prevent these engines from overheating.Â
>> >They are
>> >just too expensive to repair. One thing I have read is if you blow a
>> >coolant
>> >line and it starts to overheat you can pump in a gallon of oil from the
>> >bulk oil
>> >fill tank and possibly save the engine. But this oveheating needs to
>be
>> >addressed. Who can afford 20Kplus to rebuild?
>> >
>> >Dan
>> >88PT38
>> >Jackson, MS
>>
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