Quote Originally Posted by jerry clayton View Post
Don
my info and comments were for vehicles in general---your open car with open engine will not have airflow problems like a closed car--in a closed car such as rogers, the air doesn't flow thru the radiator because it can't exit the confined places under the hood--if the air can't get out, it can't get in(thru the radiator) needs lots of louvers---but they don't do them in glass bodies
Mine is pretty open, Jerry, running a solid hood top but no sides. I don't trap much air behind the radiator

Quote Originally Posted by jerry clayton View Post
However---In Rogers world he will have overheated his system before RECOVERY begins and in my system, I keep the ENGINE temps where I want them.(Unless in either case there is a failure somewhere)
Regarding overheating, it's all a matter of selecting the right set points and the point at which you define "overheating", right Jerry? My fan on set point is going to be set slightly above my t-stat setting so I'm not running the fan when my t-stat is controlling to set point, with the high speed on set some span above that based on the cooling capacity of the radiator. Your fan on set point is going to be set at a lower temperature than mine, based on the known/expected heat pickup in the engine. Once adjusted both setups will work just fine, IMO, and neither will allow anything to overheat in normal situations.

...but living in Florida with our heat and humidity, we don't take anything for granted.............even the best engineered cars will run hot down here sometimes.
Don
Man is that right! I learned quick lessons when I migrated down to the gulf coast in the USN years ago with my old '60 chevy. Learned the need for a clean system and a good t-stat pretty quick!!