Water pumps .....Cooling issues
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Water pumps .....Cooling issues
This is a general question.
I've seen some mention over time of:
1)Hot spots in the engine
2)White smoke from exhausts
3)Overheating issues
A)Are the stock waterpumps up to the task of cooling our engines
adequately?
B)Considering that the thermostat only measures a certain spot, should
a modified engine that presumably creates more heat be fitted with a
special pump?
C)Does cubic inches change the need for better cooling?
D)What are the options??
E)How do you make sure there are no air pockets caught somewhere?
I've seen some mention over time of:
1)Hot spots in the engine
2)White smoke from exhausts
3)Overheating issues
A)Are the stock waterpumps up to the task of cooling our engines
adequately?
B)Considering that the thermostat only measures a certain spot, should
a modified engine that presumably creates more heat be fitted with a
special pump?
C)Does cubic inches change the need for better cooling?
D)What are the options??
E)How do you make sure there are no air pockets caught somewhere?
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I guess this is not an important issue for you guys......
I buckled an aluminum head (not my Dart 1's) two years ago on
a 454.
Had both heads machined, flushed the radiator and installed a new
pump at the time.
I have however been wondering ever since whether I should install
an electric pump of sorts or not.
I haven't had any problems but do think about all that metal that has to be cooled from time to time.
Presumably lower compression and colder plugs produce less heat.
A good radiator will dissipate a lot of heat.
Where are the hot spots in an engine? Front of the heads?
Is there a design issue that is near impossible to correct 100%
Do drag racers tear down the engines after 1-5 miles of racing
due to some effect of improper cooling or is it all related to the valvetrain?
Come on, give me some speculation....
I buckled an aluminum head (not my Dart 1's) two years ago on
a 454.
Had both heads machined, flushed the radiator and installed a new
pump at the time.
I have however been wondering ever since whether I should install
an electric pump of sorts or not.
I haven't had any problems but do think about all that metal that has to be cooled from time to time.
Presumably lower compression and colder plugs produce less heat.
A good radiator will dissipate a lot of heat.
Where are the hot spots in an engine? Front of the heads?
Is there a design issue that is near impossible to correct 100%
Do drag racers tear down the engines after 1-5 miles of racing
due to some effect of improper cooling or is it all related to the valvetrain?
Come on, give me some speculation....
