TReslaV8 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Hi there, recently had a great trip to Chinon for a French classic weekend - temperature in the 30s outside and car performed admirably. A TR7 V8 convertible with '92 (-ish) Rover Vitesse 3.5, and Edelbrock carburettor. However on way back the gauge shows 3/4 on the temp scale, so towards hot, but digital thermometer has hoses to rad at 88-92 degrees which I think is ok, so car doesn't appear to be overheating. However - the heat in the footwells was close to overwhelming - and no, the heater wasn't on! The long trip home (Chinon to Calais and to Herts in one hit) in drizzly conditions meant hood up, but rear window zipped out, but still rather uncomfortable. Any ideas on how to keep car cool? Is that temp ok? Thoughts welcome David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 They do warm up on longer trips. And with a V8 there are two exhaust manifolds to heat everything up. And the V8 is wider compared to the slant 4 engine which won't help getting hot air away from under the bonnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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