Overheating 3208 in a 90SP36

[davidkerryedwards]

I don't know if I have the Facet or the Horton but my 82 FC 35
performed this way all summer from Denver--DC to NYC and back, UNTIL I
hit western Kansas, Colorado and 100+ degree temperatures. Under
those circumstances, relatively flat long grades were making the fan
clutch cycle much more frequently. In the western quarter of Kansas
and all of eastern Colorado, my fan cycled far more than even the
hills of WV and MD. So it was still working fine but I could tell the
heat load on the system was more significant than anywhere else and it
was approaching the point where very steep hills might push the system
to its limit. Under those circumstances I think a separate fan driven
transmission cooler could be a big asset because once the convertor
unlocks on a steep hill, the transmission will generate a lot more
heat.

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

> My previous FC35 Cat ran flawlessly with a Horton
> fan and reworked swing radiator. It ran 190
> degrees all of the time unless you really got
> into some big hills and then it would cycle
> between 190 and 205 until the extra load was off.
> That is the way it was designed to run.
>
> Tom Warner
> Vernon Center,NY
> 1985 PT 40
>
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