[T2] Fwd: [Q] Overheating

[Jim Denton]

For there to be so much heat inside the engine compartment that things are
smoking, to me would mean that the cooling system is non functional.  Is
something blocking the inlet of the fan? Are either of the pulleys
splipping on their respective shafts? Are the flaps stuck in the cold
position?

You didn't have an engine fire that snuffed itself did you?

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 11:13 AM, <dcm7293 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Sami Dakhlia <sami.dakhlia at gmail.com>
> > Date: September 1, 2015 at 12:10:01 PM CDT
> > To: David C Matthews <dcm7293 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [T2] [Q] Overheating
> >
> > Some more thoughts:
> >
> > Check spark plug color: they should be brown or slightly black. If
> > they're grey, you may be running too lean.
> > Check timing at full advance.
> > Check valve adjustment.
> >
> >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:22 PM, Sami Dakhlia <sami.dakhlia at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Thanks. So the oil is hot, but you will also want to know if the heads
> >> are too hot.
> >> Here is a link to something I wrote up a long time ago.
> >> http://www.type2.com/dakhlia/overheating.html
> >> See if you can figure out if it's a heat generation or a cooling
> problem.
> >> Is the thermostat working? And if it failed, did it fail in the open
> >> position (i.e., where plenty of air does flow to the oil cooler)?
> >>
> >>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 5:44 PM, David C Matthews <dcm7293 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>> My bus is a 1971 Westy with a custom (oversized) engine. To give you
> an idea
> >>> of output, it was designed to produce 135 HP. It's hasn't been put on a
> >>> dyno, however.
> >>>
> >>> The engine has less than 5000 miles on it, although I'm not sure when
> the
> >>> problem started. I know it's running hot 'cause after an hour or so of
> >>> driving, you can't touch the dipstick -- it's that hot. Also, it was
> running
> >>> so hot that some of the residual plastic in the ceiling of the engine
> >>> compartment (took out the old "straw") started to melt. I went crazy
> with
> >>> the fire extinguisher before figuring out what was smoldering. Fun.
> >>>
> >>> FWIW, the side cooling compartment/baffles on the body are clear (no
> bird's
> >>> nests or any obstructions).
> >>>
> >>> David
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Sami Dakhlia <sami.dakhlia at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi David,
> >>>> Please tell us more: what year bus, what kind of engine, when did the
> >>>> problem start, how do you know it's running hot?
> >>>> Cheers,
> >>>> Sami
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 5:03 PM, David C Matthews <dcm7293 at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>> My Type2 is overheating (big surprise). What started as a concern has
> >>>>> now
> >>>>> turned into an (almost) full-blown mess. Can you say "about to
> swallow a
> >>>>> valve" and "needs new heads"?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Problem is, until I resolve the overheating issue, can't feel good
> about
> >>>>> spending money to fix what's broken. But, the chicken-and-the-egg
> >>>>> problem
> >>>>> being what it is, can't diagnose the overheating problem until I get
> her
> >>>>> running again.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thoughts?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> David
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