Upgrade thermostat

[mottofreee]

Sorry I do not know English grammar, I speak another language.
10:45, you're xenophobic or ...?
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Now ambient temperature is +10 degrees Celsius, more than 3 dots does not raise the temperature.

[tolsen]

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What a coincidence. I used to be an alien, was issued with a green card and had to report to the aliens ofice in Aberdeen once a year. I remember there was a signboard affixed to the door saying "Aliens only!"

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[tolsen]

I am sure my Smart has soul. It got up to 3 blob operating temperature after only 4 km of spirited driving yesterday.

[mottofreee]

Less probably ,had to warm the engine quickly if water pump malfunction.
At summer I to know - want to unravel the whole pump, have a leak somewhere.
Holy water not help but spiritually - Smart has a soul? I do not think so ... here do not help.

[tolsen]

Something is wrong either he does not bleed right or there is a hole soewhere letting air in. Perhaps he should try making his glycol mix using holy water?

[heinkeljb]

This is getting very complicated for something which should just be the case of mixing up the required ratio of antifreeze and water, pouring it in slowly and allowing the engine to warm up and then releasing the air locks which may or may not have formed.

Are you sure your water pump actually works correctly?

John

[mottofreee]

Meanwhile, I worked with pump compressor fridge; result -only pump burned.

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I made another pump of a compressor 7 CFM. In the current configuration can 27.5 inchHg maximum in 10 seconds.

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I used than 25inchHg namely:
- I drained all antifreeze
- Opened hose from the thermostat (which goes to the cockpit)
- I opened the hose coming from the passenger compartment (in the expansion vessel) and introduced in this a hose water at low flow for 20 minutes
- Drained water and mounted everything
- Install the new adapter and the vacuum the circuit

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- The vacuum closed and open valve antifreeze.

[mottofreee]

Tolsen,the perfect solution! Thank you .

Hose between radiator and water pump is warm when the thermostat is open.
The expansion tank is hot.
Hose between heater matrix and expansion tank is hot, but only flowing over 1200rpm.
I checked if it fits the adapter expansion tank - the new oring is too high and should be stocky to match. At the preliminary test (short test) does not escape pressure.

I want to follow the following procedure:
- covering the 10km to warm the engine well
- The vacuum the system expansion tank on the filler cap with the engine running.
- Vacuum expansion tank , on the filler cap with the engine running.
Meanwhile let the engine run at idle.
These days is lukewarm ( 5 ° C ) .

[heinkeljb]

Do any of the radiator hoses get hot? The ones from the Thermostat on the engine that run under the car to the radiator at the front? If not then most likely reason is a blocked pipe - maybe with air, but maybe with something else.

Did you drain the system completely when you started doing this work or just to the point that you could take the the thermostat off?

Unless you get the glass to be above freezing both on the inside surface and the outside surface you will always have condensation / freezing on them unless there is no water in the air! Put a dehumidifier in it - even Silica Gel will help reduce the amount of water in the air, but it takes time to do so.

John

[tolsen]

Take an old sock.
Darn any holes.
Fill with coarse rock salt.
Tie a knot in sock to hold salt in.
Use sock to keep windows clear of ice
by rubbing sock against glass.

[mottofreee]

Today I put a oring but in test proved too great; I replaced with a suitable oring but test only tomorrow.

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Not yet heating cab .
The problem is that it freezes the windows on the inside, from breathing. Will help with silica gel dryer?

[tolsen]

After a few hundred km and ~ 3 weeks began to wonder what we did wrong.
Cooling system capacity is 4.5-liter but I used 6l.
Only vacuum have not tried, but it will come.
I found in the attic a old aggregate fridge, but functionally ; they want to use it as a pump.

Some fittings and a rubber washer will form adapter for expansion vessel. The connections with 5/32 "parflex.

Now, the passenger warming is not the biggest problem but must be solved.
Outside it is relatively warm and the engine is 3 dots in less than 4 km .

Still no heating inside cab?

[tolsen]

I changed the thermostat, one dot in 400 m @ 0C, two dots in 2km @ 0C and three dots in 3,8km @ 0C degrees ambient .








On this occasion, I changed and antifreeze. High front, airy but still do not have heat. To remedy, I want to inject directly antifreeze in the radiator heating, suspect the a cushion of air.

Did you get all air out in the end?

[mottofreee]

After a few hundred km and ~ 3 weeks began to wonder what we did wrong.
Cooling system capacity is 4.5-liter but I used 6l.
Only vacuum have not tried, but it will come.
I found in the attic a old aggregate fridge, but functionally ; they want to use it as a pump. https://plus.google.com/photos/11282...18205146693954
Some fittings and a rubber washer will form adapter for expansion vessel. The connections with 5/32 "parflex.

https://plus.google.com/photos/112827018205146693954/albums/6243270993792768337/6244158226534744930?pid=6244158226534744930&oid=112827018205146693954

Now, the passenger warming is not the biggest problem but must be solved.
Outside it is relatively warm and the engine is 3 dots in less than 4 km .