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- Cleveland, OH
Maybe someone on here can get me some numbers.
The engineer in me has come up with a nifty cooling solution for my 701, involving some thermal bypass valves. The system I have come up with will keep each cylinder at a constant temperature, and I won't have to worry about restrictors/etc since the valves will take care of all that. So there are a few different temperature valves I can work with, but what's the 701 seem to operate best at? I was thinking 165 deg F, but I can go as low as 130 or as high as 180. Also, the system would only be able to handle 125 psi max pressure. I'm almost positive the pump cooling line doesn't put out anywhere near that, but does anybody know the actual pressure on that line?(assuming the line was clogged or blocked for my purposes)
I was thinking about regulating the pipe jacket temperature as well, to keep it at its 'best performing temp' but I don't know where to begin there. 130 maybe?
Edit- Oh and another benefit to all of this- faster warm up to proper operating temp. Should make the engine more reliable?
Has any one ever done something like this before? I know I've seen some old race Doo's with pressure regulated systems, but never for auto temperature regulation
The engineer in me has come up with a nifty cooling solution for my 701, involving some thermal bypass valves. The system I have come up with will keep each cylinder at a constant temperature, and I won't have to worry about restrictors/etc since the valves will take care of all that. So there are a few different temperature valves I can work with, but what's the 701 seem to operate best at? I was thinking 165 deg F, but I can go as low as 130 or as high as 180. Also, the system would only be able to handle 125 psi max pressure. I'm almost positive the pump cooling line doesn't put out anywhere near that, but does anybody know the actual pressure on that line?(assuming the line was clogged or blocked for my purposes)
I was thinking about regulating the pipe jacket temperature as well, to keep it at its 'best performing temp' but I don't know where to begin there. 130 maybe?
Edit- Oh and another benefit to all of this- faster warm up to proper operating temp. Should make the engine more reliable?
Has any one ever done something like this before? I know I've seen some old race Doo's with pressure regulated systems, but never for auto temperature regulation
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