Water temp too cold
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Probably an odd question , my water temps while ragging it around the track last week were no more than 65 deg !. Normal driving and its in the 50's .

Car has an electric water pump and blanking sleve , alloy front mout rad and headder tank .

Can the temps be too cold or is it more than ok to keep it as is ??

As soon as you slow down the temps rise and sat ticking over for 5 mins there up at 80+

No oil temp im afraid but you couldnt touch the oil cooler so i gather thats hot enough to work properly

Change the Sleeve for a stat?

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It needs a thermostat in there by the sounds of it

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

Can't you control the temperature by regulating the waterpump rpm or on/off cycles? (do you have a controller fitted?)

Dazed and Confused....

Electric water pumps dont seam to like thermostats , the old davis graig one bust before the car even made the road .

Rick, you just need to drill a couple of holes in the rim of the stat to allow water to circulate a bit until the thermostat opens up.

Tom, is it a problem it running that cold or is it a bonus as it might help keep everything else in check

I think its a bit cold really, aim for the coolest stat you can get would be better.

You could do the old trick of covering up some of the rad.

Or get a controller for the waterpump.

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I had thought of that wil .

Im happy sorting either card , thermostat or controler etc i was just more conserned about if its safe to run that cold.
Its not usually a question you see . Lol

Edited by cossierick on 2nd Jun, 2016.