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01-31-2014, 02:30 PM | #21 |
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Re: Model A Thermosyphon with NO Waterpump
To reply 19, with the generator not turning it will be OK.
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01-31-2014, 02:57 PM | #22 |
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I'm sure a good thermosyphon like the model A and Ts took a great deal of engineering, but I feel the system is marginal at best without a pump. Thermosyphon system relies on heated/hot water riseing and spilling over in to the radiator, ( normal heat transfer goes from hot to cold) so the heated water would move down to the cooler part of the radiator and would provide some cirulation. The model A system would get you home in a pinch if the pump still turned with a fan or not. Interesting, model Ts had the waterpump on the inlet side of the system where as the model A has the pump on the outlet side of the system.
I wouldn't want to overheat too many times, the way our 80+ year old cars have problems with cracks and headgaskets. |
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01-31-2014, 03:45 PM | #23 |
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This discussion reminds of a fan blade I would like to see on the market. Picture an original looking fan blade that is lightweight and capable of flexing to reduce drag at higher speeds. I like to run a shortened original fan and find that it still provides adequate cooling and is much less likely to break up.
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01-31-2014, 09:00 PM | #24 |
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Any Model T with a water pump ether has a bad radiator or driver does not know how to set spark and spray needle or is uninformed. The T did not come with a water pump and with a good radiator should not need one. There were at least two Model T water pumps that were installed in the same place as the A in the outlet.
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01-31-2014, 09:32 PM | #25 |
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I did an experiment for 3 years on my coupe, I was running a water pump with 2 impellers that were less than 50% there, the other one was gone. I ran this pump without a fan, it never got hot, although I didn't run it in a parade. Mountain passes at 90+deg didn't affect it. Two things to note, one is a great original radiator, the other is a worn engine with very little friction. I would not recommend this for everyone, I just wanted to prove to my self that if your car is running hot, you need more coolant flow and more blades on your fan.
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01-31-2014, 10:00 PM | #27 |
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I have run my 16 in 95 degree weather and let it idle for several minutes on a paved parking lot in that temp without it overheating. I also took it to Kanab,Utah this July and made several 180-200 mile runs to Brice Canyon and the Grand Canyon and it never overheated with 4 people in the car. A T should run anywhere without a water pump.
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01-31-2014, 10:08 PM | #29 |
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this is per a little booklet called 'ford fax' published in 1929:
A centrifugal pump, with a three-blade, 2 1/2" rotor, is located in the front of the cylinder head. This pump is driven by a fan pulley keyed to the pump shaft. the fan is the two-blade, airplane propeller type, 16 inches in diameter, driven by a V-belt, 5/8" wide. The shaft is carried on a flexible roller bearing. The fan has a capacity of 855 cubic feet of air per minute at 1000 RPM of engine. The radiator is the fin and tube type containing 2 1/2 imperial gallons. It has 94 tubes staggered for maximum efficiency. The cooling system is so designed that it will function by thermo-syphon at low speeds, the pump acting as a booster at high engine speeds. This permits a cold engine to warm up quickly, but prevents overheating at high engine speeds. Should the pump get out of order, the water will circulate by Thermo-Syphon, independent of the pump action, as sufficient clearances have been allowed to permit water to pass by the pump impeller. |
02-01-2014, 04:41 PM | #30 |
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Also.. I am sure most of you remember that many 60's cars and such had fan clutches. So the fan was not turning at high speed to save power from being robbed from the engine. Many cars do not need fans at all when driving- only when the car is not moving or traveling very slow. Last edited by 1967 Ford; 02-01-2014 at 08:48 PM. |
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02-01-2014, 09:29 PM | #32 |
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I'm planning to do some experiments this summer when the weather is hot here in western PA. I want to determine if I can reduce the water flow rate and still avoid overheating. I plan to do this by removing material from the water pump impeller vanes. Maybe as much as 2/3 or more of the vane.
My purpose is to avoid suction pressures in the block that are significantly lower than atmospheric. As we know,boiling may occur at less than 212Deg. if the system pressure is lower than atmospheric. I believe this is a possible cause of water pushing out the overflow if the radiator is too small (two row) or some of the tubes are clogged on a three row unit. Roland |
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Your lights just get dimmer and dimmer and then finally as the battery gets VERY depleted (no low voltage cutout like a modern car) you finally lose ignition. Joe K
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My generator quit in Nashville and I drove home to Clarksville without it missing a beat! I was impressed!
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