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Q & A: Oil Cooler

John:

Even though I have a very able mechanic Peter McCarthy of Midnight Auto
Inc. who
has rebuilt my MGB engine. It seems to be running well to date. I do have
some
questions and hope you will reply. I look on you as the ultimate
repository of
knowledge for MGB's. As you know during the rebuild it was decided not to
reinstall old oil cooler for a few reasons sledge from old engine and
advisement
from mechanic (Peter) that it is not needed due to quality of today's
oils. Will
not having a oil cooler effect the engine temperature? i.e. water and
engine
temperature. I drove my car over the weekend (10/31/99) and the
water/engine
temperature was above 190 degrees at 201 degrees. Is this normal? I don't
want
to over heat engine and burn it up.

Oh by the why, the compression ratio has been increased from 8:5:1~9:4:1.
Please advise as soon as possible. Can I buy a larger radiator? I am
having
troulbe with my techometer (negative ground) and speedometer. Do you
rebuild
them? What are the cost?

Paul M. Brown

Paul!

If you have very few miles on the rebuild (under 1000), then expect
a higher running temperature in the beginning as there is so much more
friction during the run-in time. I believe, as does your mechani... read more