So I was looking under the hood today and saw that the two vacuum ports on the quickfuel carb were open. The vacuum caps that were on it dry rotted and were opened at the end. Would this have anything to do with cooling? Also, I noticed there's a small exhaust leak coming out of the number one cylinder's header flange. Does that matter for cooling?
I was also doing some electrical tests measuring the voltage at the fan and water pump and these are the following results:
For the water pump, I have a painless performance relay kit specifically for electric water pumps that came with a 30 amp circuit breaker and 30 amp relay and I am also running it in line with a fuse. I'm using 16 gauge wire for the wiring of the water pump. On first startup of the car, I measured the voltage at the connecter of the water pump and it was reading 12.3v. The car was charging at 13.8 volts. When the engine reached 180* and up, the car was only charging at 12.9-13v and the water pump was roughly around 11.7v.
For the electric fans, I have a painless performance relay kit as well specifically for electric fans that came with a 30 amp relay and 30 amp circuit breaker and I'm running a fuse in line. I'm using 14 gauge wire for the fans. On first start up, I measured the voltage at the electric fan connector and it was 11.7v. I then measured it at the circuit breaker and it was 12.13v. When the car reached 180*, I measured the fan at the connector and it was 10.7v and at the circuit breaker it was 11.2v. The alternator was only charging at around 12.9-13v.
I also, let the car idle in the driveway for about 15 minutes and it was at 180* for about 10 minutes then it started climbing slowly. I don't think that the engine should ever climb above 180* with the pump running and fans running when its at idle. You can feel the air behind the fans and there's a lot of air moving. I'm still using a 180* t-stat for these tests.
I have a 140 amp powermaster alternator.
According to the manufacturer, the csr water pump draws 6 amps, the zirgo 16" electric fan draws 10 amps, the summit racing fan draws about 9.5 amps, the msd digital 6 plus cd ignition draws 10 amps at 10,000 rpm that is, and my magnafuel fuel pump draws 8 amps. Total amp draw for all of that would be approximately
44 amp draw. Those are really the only electrical components I'm running.
Would all of this create and overheating problem driving the car for 5 minutes or less?
I was also doing some electrical tests measuring the voltage at the fan and water pump and these are the following results:
For the water pump, I have a painless performance relay kit specifically for electric water pumps that came with a 30 amp circuit breaker and 30 amp relay and I am also running it in line with a fuse. I'm using 16 gauge wire for the wiring of the water pump. On first startup of the car, I measured the voltage at the connecter of the water pump and it was reading 12.3v. The car was charging at 13.8 volts. When the engine reached 180* and up, the car was only charging at 12.9-13v and the water pump was roughly around 11.7v.
For the electric fans, I have a painless performance relay kit as well specifically for electric fans that came with a 30 amp relay and 30 amp circuit breaker and I'm running a fuse in line. I'm using 14 gauge wire for the fans. On first start up, I measured the voltage at the electric fan connector and it was 11.7v. I then measured it at the circuit breaker and it was 12.13v. When the car reached 180*, I measured the fan at the connector and it was 10.7v and at the circuit breaker it was 11.2v. The alternator was only charging at around 12.9-13v.
I also, let the car idle in the driveway for about 15 minutes and it was at 180* for about 10 minutes then it started climbing slowly. I don't think that the engine should ever climb above 180* with the pump running and fans running when its at idle. You can feel the air behind the fans and there's a lot of air moving. I'm still using a 180* t-stat for these tests.
I have a 140 amp powermaster alternator.
According to the manufacturer, the csr water pump draws 6 amps, the zirgo 16" electric fan draws 10 amps, the summit racing fan draws about 9.5 amps, the msd digital 6 plus cd ignition draws 10 amps at 10,000 rpm that is, and my magnafuel fuel pump draws 8 amps. Total amp draw for all of that would be approximately
44 amp draw. Those are really the only electrical components I'm running.
Would all of this create and overheating problem driving the car for 5 minutes or less?