Cooling my Fury

[pigeondave]

It is likely that you would improve the cooling by increasing the systems capacity, no ?
Sully.

I don't know is the short answer.

Could it be that having the extra water in the system gives a bigger capacity (more water can hold more heat).
But on the flip side more water takes a greater loss of energy to cool down.
So if the pump cant get the water through the rad quick enough the water thats getting hot stays around for a lot longer and gets hotter.
But if the water is going slower it should get the extra cooling it needs, because its part of a bigger capacity system,so it should be cooler.

Maybe just use water wetter like rob suggested.

Dave
(disappointed that no-one picked up on the "from blow to suck" comment and made a schoolboy joke)

[jeffw]

Are you saying that with the Stat in it over heats and without it is fine? Faulty Stat maybe?

[JohnEM]

Sullayton
As the water gets hotter it cools more quickly, Temp above air quadrupled if I recall so it temp is 10deg above air it cools 10,000 times more than 1deg above.
So your problem is either an air lock or a restriction when the Stat. is in i.e. not opening. Try putting the stat in a pan of water, suspended in the middle with a cheap cooks thermometer to measure when it opens. I would also check the design of the system, that water is going where it aughter!
The way the fan runs can be checked with a piece of kitchen roll!!.
best of luck indeed the low temp on the track is not ideal for the oil either it certainly won't need the cooler.
JohnEM

[sullayton]

Well I've been out for 80 miles and ragged it today. There are no cooling issues anymore so the cowl/undertray is essential. I'll take some water wetter with me for the trackday. Happy days.