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Subject:Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
From:David Beierl
Date:Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:51:24 -0400
Are you sure you put the thermostat back in?  Sound like classic open
thermostat to me...

d

At 20:35 8/12/2000, Jonc wrote:
>run up to temperature and run for 15 minutes after that... it took a long
>time for the engine to get up to  temperature and for the cooling fan to
>
>the first results are curious... the temperature indicator never reaches the
>warning light... at 2000 to 2500 the temperature settles in at about 40% of
>gauge ... when the rpms are raised to 3000 to 3500 the temperature drops to
>about 30% of gauge... when the revs again were raised  to 4000 to 4300 the
>temperature dropped to 20% of gauge...

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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