The Ford Barn

josh1331 · 12-27-2011, 03:28 PM

Installed heater per instructions..installed 160 thermo also. Did this for my sweetheart. Tested on road with wife ..temp outside 26 degrees .at the time. Warmed up car...had heat with switch on high . all ok until we went about 8-miles heat temp went down to luke warm. Traveling 40 to 45 miles per hr at the time.
. Shut off heater ..later turned on , had heat again. Left on low setting as I believe on high seting it helped cool the engine along with outside temp air being pushed through radiator.
Any thoughs? I realize it is a gravity system regarding water flowing through hoses but maybe someone has a better idea?

The input of water comes from the top of radiator hose. The elbow has a short pc of copper tube bent such that when you assemble elbow to the hose fitting it should face toward engine to catch the water as it returns to radiator.
Would like more heat for the misses but I am stuck.
Thanks /Josh

12-27-2011, 03:28 PM	#1
josh1331 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlestown,R.I. Posts: 465	Hot water heater installed-questions Installed heater per instructions..installed 160 thermo also. Did this for my sweetheart. Tested on road with wife ..temp outside 26 degrees .at the time. Warmed up car...had heat with switch on high . all ok until we went about 8-miles heat temp went down to luke warm. Traveling 40 to 45 miles per hr at the time. . Shut off heater ..later turned on , had heat again. Left on low setting as I believe on high seting it helped cool the engine along with outside temp air being pushed through radiator. Any thoughs? I realize it is a gravity system regarding water flowing through hoses but maybe someone has a better idea? The input of water comes from the top of radiator hose. The elbow has a short pc of copper tube bent such that when you assemble elbow to the hose fitting it should face toward engine to catch the water as it returns to radiator. Would like more heat for the misses but I am stuck. Thanks /Josh