MartinC
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Don't like stretched tyres, very low profile tyres & I think a car CAN be too low. Perhaps I'm odd.
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Aug 28, 2012 18:11:51 GMT
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The fuel cooler radiator on my modern Rover 75 diesel is leaking.
Can anyone explain why such a device is needed and what pitfalls surround merely by-passing it?
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1937 Standard Flying Twelve
1943 Bedford OYD
1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty-Special
1954 Hillman Minx MkVIII
1956 Austin A30
1957 Vauxhall Victor Super
2001 Chrysler 300M
2002 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Tourer
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retrobastard
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Tits or tyres means trouble
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Aug 28, 2012 19:15:15 GMT
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MartinC
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Don't like stretched tyres, very low profile tyres & I think a car CAN be too low. Perhaps I'm odd.
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Aug 28, 2012 19:23:47 GMT
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Yes, I was aware of the function!
That's an interesting link thanks. The conclusion appears to be a slight MPG improvement. Also appears to suggest the cooler is more useful when towing on hot days etc. We don't have many of those per year here!
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1937 Standard Flying Twelve
1943 Bedford OYD
1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty-Special
1954 Hillman Minx MkVIII
1956 Austin A30
1957 Vauxhall Victor Super
2001 Chrysler 300M
2002 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Tourer
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Aug 29, 2012 10:17:09 GMT
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Dear lord the signatures in the linked forum thread are huge! They take up 80% of the thread! Thank goodness we have the 'small signature rule' here at RR.
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Sept 16, 2012 14:13:52 GMT
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In the early days of common rail fuel coolers were not fitted. Consequently hot fuel returning to tank had a tendancy to condense and cause excess moisture in the fuel. Not good for fuel pumps and injectors.
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R.S. Autotech. Servicing/Repairs/Diagnostics.
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MartinC
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Don't like stretched tyres, very low profile tyres & I think a car CAN be too low. Perhaps I'm odd.
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Sept 16, 2012 15:49:05 GMT
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Thanks. Must be more to it than that though as the guys in the States are talking of fitting larger coolers with dual fans and claiming an increase in MPG.
Anyway, it was only a hose clip in the end so it's fixed now!
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1937 Standard Flying Twelve
1943 Bedford OYD
1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty-Special
1954 Hillman Minx MkVIII
1956 Austin A30
1957 Vauxhall Victor Super
2001 Chrysler 300M
2002 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Tourer
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Sept 16, 2012 15:56:41 GMT
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Hi, a few weeks ago Iwas talking to a mate who is a commercial recovery driver. He is seeing quite a few vehicles with filters blocked up with slime, which it turns out is coming from the warmed up fuel in the tank. The slime is algae growing from the bio part of the fuel.
Colin
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MartinC
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Don't like stretched tyres, very low profile tyres & I think a car CAN be too low. Perhaps I'm odd.
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Sept 16, 2012 16:16:53 GMT
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yes that can happen if you're running veg oil too. Usually on cars used for short journeys I believe. When the fuel is proper hot it gets rid of the bacteria apparently. In that case a cooler would make the situation worse!
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1937 Standard Flying Twelve
1943 Bedford OYD
1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty-Special
1954 Hillman Minx MkVIII
1956 Austin A30
1957 Vauxhall Victor Super
2001 Chrysler 300M
2002 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Tourer
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