Meh.

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 07/25/2017 at 12:34 • Filed to: None

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Color me not shocked. Did a few highway pulls to get the engine upto temperature then immediately a few miles of stop and go traffic then climbing up a parking garage and the engine started to get a bit warm cus the piddly little Civic fans couldn’t keep up. Time to go to the pick and pull. On the plus side the harmonic vibrations on the highway are all gone and the ride is silky smooth now, and the throttle response is crazy improved. Definitely not going back to any kind of mechanical fan.

sony1492 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/25/2017 at 12:49

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Needs an eBay fan,

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > sony1492 07/25/2017 at 12:51

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Nah. Junkyard fan from something known to have really good fans.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/25/2017 at 12:56

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Around here there are usually a few W126 S Class tanks in the German section of the yard, I’d recommend using one of those overbuilt, over-engineered units. Should be plenty powerful.

adamftw > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/25/2017 at 13:04

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I put some 4000CFM pusher in my father in law’s 65 Mustang and that thing keeps the 347 cool. I think it was $90 on Amazon or Summit.

My bird IS the word > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/25/2017 at 13:15

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I just came for the vintage gauges. mmmm.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > adamftw 07/25/2017 at 13:15

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Early 90s 3.8 Taurus fans are 4000CFM or something ridiculous like that, and two-speed. Looks like there’s one at a nearby pick your part. Might grab in on Thursday or Wednesday.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > My bird IS the word 07/25/2017 at 13:26

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The fuel gauge likes to get stuck at 3/4 tank. “Wow, I’m getting good fuel economy. Wait...” *whacks dashboard* “...oh.”

My bird IS the word > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/25/2017 at 13:33

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I’ll have to see if i fixed it whenever I get mine running again, but my speedometer shakes back and forth like crazy because the cable is catching on the tube from a lack of lubrication. fuel gauge looks good... but I haven’t tested the accuracy of the last 1/4 of a tank yet...

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > My bird IS the word 07/25/2017 at 13:59

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The Mustang did that. Turned out to be the sender, not the cable. Was also making an obnoxious squeaking sound.

crowmolly > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/25/2017 at 14:04

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Dude how does your radiator flow work? It looks like it just keeps recirculating hot water up top?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > crowmolly 07/25/2017 at 14:13

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The V12 had water necks on the top of each head. There’s another hose at the bottom of the rad. Those hoses meet at a tee that goes into the water neck on the intake manifold of the V8

crowmolly > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/25/2017 at 14:29

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Huh. I wonder if that introduces something wonky to the coolant flow. Like a loss of velocity where the water slams into itself.

Did a quick search and this is how another person did it with their XJS:

Edit: Not trying to be a shitheel, but I chased a very similar problem last year and it came down to coolant flow.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > crowmolly 07/25/2017 at 14:37

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Is that with the original radiator, though?

crowmolly > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/25/2017 at 14:48

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NVM, I was thinking the flow was backwards for some reason. Hope you get it figured out.