Re: [DML] Air intake performance

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx>]

I hear what you're saying. I'm just recounting what others have said 
to me. For instance, Bill Robertson seemed to think his engine was 
hot, but I was near it right after he arrived, and I didn't think so. 
He'll correct me if I'm wrong I'm sure...;)

I've only heard about this "other" radiator in passing. What's it 
made out of? Who sells it and what does it cost? I have been educated 
with regards to the importance of bleeding the cooling system, and I 
plan on buying a constant bleed kit from a vendor. I don't understand 
your reference to bleeding the system from inside the car however, or 
do you just mean to say that your system is always bled?

Rich
#5335

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> <SNIP>
> > Most people I talk to say the PRV runs hot. Most say they'd like 
> them 
> > to run cooler or have better airflow in the engine compartment.
> > Isn't there a way to turn at least that passenger side breather 
> gill 
> > for the hot/cold air mixture valve into some kind of vent that 
> washes 
> > air over the engine?
> <SNIP>
> 
> For as long as I've owned my DeLorean, I've never seen the car run 
> hot, unless I've had a radiator fan go out. And then I can tell, 
> because the needle passes the 220 mark. Otherwise, the temp always 
> stays low. Depending upon ambient temperature outside, the needle 
for 
> the coolant temp may not fall quickly like it does in the winter, 
but 
> the motor does stay cool. Then again, when I first got my car, I 
had 
> the all metal, 3-row radiator installed, and most importantly, the 
> cooling system is totally bled in my car.
> 
> It doesn't matter wheather or not you use the automatic bleeder 
kit, 
> or you bleed the system manually. You just need to bleed it. That I 
> would consider to be far more important than air flow across the 
> engine. Although, I don't even really know how much airflow over a 
> motor really helps at all. Lifting the hood on a conventional car, 
> and the engine cover on a DeLorean, both engine compartments have 
> always felt just as warm to me.
> 
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"