Engine temp.

HI

Drove a lot of KM's yesterday through the Tapin Tops National park and it was bloody hot, my temperature stayed rock solid however.

Steve

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Originally Posted by davidsonsm

Any thoughts on a bonnet scoop

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lots of thoughts!
lots of questions too,
force air in?
extract hot air out?
forwards facing?
rear facing?
rainwater running onto leads?
I'd like a couple of those ford oyster vents but what happens when it rains?

hmmmm

in the end ANY extra air movement under the bonnet MUST be a good thing,,

Hi

There was a thread about this somewhere, and it was discussed that the LR engineers used flow meters and much research to get the under bonnet airflow correct

Someone removed those big rubber blocks near the plenum and the result was melted brake fluid reservoir amongst other things

So i am loathe to change much there, but I am considering EL falcon elec fans

Steve

I'm thinking the same. How could it be negative. When at speed the ram effect should push the hot air down and under. In idling traffic it should allow hot air to escape. When the engine has just been switched off - the same - a chimney if you like.

That first cut will be the hardest?

Sorry Kiethy, yes the viscous fan didn't turn off. I've actually got a paper clip stuck in the tri-pressure switch plug so the condenser fans run at full speed all the time. It was like it when I bought it.

I've been thinking of taking off the two side bonnet seals. On the classic the heat used to pour out from under the sides of the bonnet when stopped.

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Hi

This is the thread where there was a big discussion about under bonnet heat and possible mods to improve the issue.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/p38a-range...ot-remove.html

Steve

Ceramic coat your headers or wrap them.
The way I look at it my P38 has been running with obscenely high under bonnet temps for nearly 20 years, has it done it any harm? not that I can see.
About the only bad thing about high under bonnet temps is the workout your battery cops from the heat.
A good mod for heat would be a cold air/fan intake to the battery box.