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03-04-2018, 05:50 PM | #1 |
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How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat
I have been working on my car while it is running and today I noticed it will start boiling after 10 minutes. ( from a cold start) I have tried this several times and at exactly 10 minutes it cuts loose. This is in cool weather with spark retarded. I have never really checked this before today. It seems to run cool on the street as far as I know. (I have no motometer or temp gauge). I suspect my radiator is clogged--------any thoughts?
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03-04-2018, 05:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat
It shouldn't overheat. JMO
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03-04-2018, 06:16 PM | #3 |
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Re: How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat
It will run hotter with retarded spark. I have idled mine for a half hour and no over heating. I do advance the spark to about 1/3 down after it starts.
To answer the question, mine has never overheated from idling, but I have only owned the car for about 9 months. |
03-04-2018, 06:24 PM | #4 |
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Re: How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat
if the spark is fully retarded it probably will/should overheat. After starting the lever should be set at about 8:30 to 9:00.
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03-04-2018, 06:31 PM | #5 |
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If it is running OK on the road, I would say the retarted spark could be the problem.
I have never had a Model A overheat. We run regular water, and engine side pans. I also don’t leave a car idling for any length of time. I would check your timing, and run a radiator cleaner just to make sure. Enjoy. |
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Of course, if this doesn't fix it further diagnosis is needed. |
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03-04-2018, 07:21 PM | #7 |
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Re: How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat
I never drive with the spark retarded. I am only curious if other peoples cars overheat given those driveway circumstances. 10 minutes seems to quick to me given no load and cool weather even if spark is retarded
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03-04-2018, 07:26 PM | #8 |
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Re: How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat
Good afternoon...The spark lever should only be in the up position to start the engine. Then move it down about 80% of the way and see if stays cooler. Also check your points and plugs for the correct gaps...Ernie
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03-04-2018, 07:56 PM | #9 |
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03-04-2018, 08:25 PM | #10 |
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Do what is recommended above but it sounds like you have more of a problem than that.
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03-04-2018, 08:34 PM | #11 |
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Your radiator is plugged like most are. Try going 45mph for 10 minutes straight and if it does not boil over, you are good. My guess is, it won't make it.
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03-04-2018, 08:42 PM | #12 |
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thanks for the suggestions
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03-04-2018, 09:25 PM | #13 |
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Harry, Before you go crazy and mess with your radiator or other things, do as suggested with the timing lever and advance it (down) right after you start up the engine. I have seen exhaust manifolds glowing cherry red hot when idiling or driving with spark lever fully retarded. The exhaust manifold can become permanently warped from over heating.
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03-04-2018, 09:44 PM | #14 |
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Re: How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat
I'd start with adjusting the spark lever first before getting any deeper. Easy to do, and the results should take only 10 minutes...
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Try advancing your spark half way down the quadrant when she fires and you can tweak it from there. If the boiling doesnt stop, give these a checkout. Radiator at max efficientcy (recent article in Restorer) Correct Timing at idle spark set as Patrick states I think the longest I have ever left my car at idle (spark at 9:00 oclock) was about 30 minutes while talking to a fellow car buddy about my new engine. There was no heat build up nor was the motor even bordering on being hot. Im just for once lucky I guess.
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03-05-2018, 08:24 AM | #16 |
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Re: How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat
I can idle drive in a parade for as long as needed with the spark lever at any setting ---this is 1st gear at walking speed, not riding the clutch, slow parades are at near full retarded, I use spark advance for speed in parades
A mouse nest in the muffler will cause overheating, eventually it catches fire and gets blown out usually if water has been used for coolant rust will fill passages and cause hot spots, clog radiator |
03-05-2018, 09:35 AM | #17 |
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It should never overheat.
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03-05-2018, 03:15 PM | #18 |
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Hey harry, Is this the roadster ? Do you use anti-freeze to prevent rust, or some such ? These blocks had a penchant for rust piling up towards the last cylinder area. If no rust preventative used, that rust could also end up messing with radiator flow also. I've got just the opposite 'problem', in that, I installed a 160 thermostat/anti-freeze and wwith nos Russian block with re-cored radiator. Seemed to run cold. I put a steward warner temp guage in to double check. It is a cold blooded machine ! Guess 180 thermostat is next install ? |
03-05-2018, 04:11 PM | #19 |
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The way a Model A cooling system was designed, when the block reached about 180 degrees the cooling system starts really working. Natural flow of hot water, up and out, along with the pump.
Designed engine operating temperature I believe is 160 to 170 degrees. Again, once you get the water flowing. So the water gets to about 180 degrees, starts the natural flow of hot water up and out, cooler water down and in. Than along with the pump and fan engine levels off at around 165 degrees. This is assuming everything is in good operating condition. Radiator, block passages, pump, fan, hoses, timing, whatever. With the oil system used, you don’t want the cylinder walls to get hot enough to effect oil flash. Below 160 degrees, I think your engine would not be operating properly, especially with today’s gas. |
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Re: How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat
GAV set too lean can also make them run hot.
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