I had a pleasant trip to Gloucester last Saturday, where the nice people in Allisport fitted large intercooler in Reggie (a 110 CSW with a 19J).
The intercooler sits in front of the standard radiator and this now seems to have identified a potential cooling problem with the car. I accept that I will have reduced cooling anyway for two reasons - 1. Less cooling air over the radiator and 2. What air there is will be warmer (if the intercooler is doing it's job!) , but even with that, the engine seems to get a lot hotter than I would expect.
Now Reggie has always run cold, even when doing a steady 70 down the motorway, the temperature gauge would only just climb into the white. When towing the caravan, it would get slightly hotter, but not much more. A good pull up a hill and it may get to half way across the gauge.
With the intercooler fitted I now get to half way on the gauge on the motorway, without towing! My concern is what happens when I tow - will it get too hot and overheat? Bear in mind it is getting hot in winter
- will it get worse in summer?
The obvious things to check are the thermostat and radiator. I know the fan is "free" when cold, I must also check it when it gets hot and confirm that it locks up (but I assume it's effect is minimal when compared to the airflow across the radiator at speed.)
Is there anything else I should look out for or do?
Cheers
Peter