Hello dear Avanti owners !
I am french and I take care of an 63' Avanti R2 near Paris.
Engine, chassis, drive trains, etc... have been restored.
I have restored or change everything in the cooling circuit : new hoses, new HD water pump, radiator remade, new thermostat, new thermo clutch, no excessive ignition advance (just settled)... but it's still overheating a little under hot weather, especially at idle speed...
I have just dropped the radiator to a workshop which is supposed to install a more efficient core and I will put everything back in the car soon.
I just have a question concerning the thermo clutch (1560257) : I have changed it recently and I am wondering why is it so easy to turn the fan by hand when the engine has just been stopped but still hot... shouldn't it be hard to turn ? What about yours ?
Also, I am changing the normal coolant for the permanent Evans (http://www.evanscoolants.co.uk/Coola...assic_cool_180), are there any feedback about using that kind of coolant on his car ?
Last question : has anybody tested the 6 fans ventilator ? Is it more efficient than the original one ?
In less than two weeks, I am supposed to drive the car to Le Mans Classic (http://www.lemansclassic.com/language/en/home/#primary) , under the sun of july...
Thanks for your help...
Merci !
Daniel
I am french and I take care of an 63' Avanti R2 near Paris.
Engine, chassis, drive trains, etc... have been restored.
I have restored or change everything in the cooling circuit : new hoses, new HD water pump, radiator remade, new thermostat, new thermo clutch, no excessive ignition advance (just settled)... but it's still overheating a little under hot weather, especially at idle speed...
I have just dropped the radiator to a workshop which is supposed to install a more efficient core and I will put everything back in the car soon.
I just have a question concerning the thermo clutch (1560257) : I have changed it recently and I am wondering why is it so easy to turn the fan by hand when the engine has just been stopped but still hot... shouldn't it be hard to turn ? What about yours ?
Also, I am changing the normal coolant for the permanent Evans (http://www.evanscoolants.co.uk/Coola...assic_cool_180), are there any feedback about using that kind of coolant on his car ?
Last question : has anybody tested the 6 fans ventilator ? Is it more efficient than the original one ?
In less than two weeks, I am supposed to drive the car to Le Mans Classic (http://www.lemansclassic.com/language/en/home/#primary) , under the sun of july...
Thanks for your help...
Merci !
Daniel
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