Ferrari Mailing List: 512 temp problem solved I think

[clyde romero (clyderomerof4]

Guys I think I found the problem

It’s a stuck thermostat on the engine right side looking from the back

Ran a coolant flush and got the fans to come on as advertised at 185

With a IR thermal gun checked the upper pipe which is the one where the thermostats push water into the radiator out of the engine

The left one with fans on goes to 185

The right one stays at 195 – 197 or so

Highest temp reading in the cockpit one line over the 195 mark and it stay there ! fans on

The radiators are relatively small for a 5 liter engine  and with one thermostat not opening all the way it cannot overcome the higher temp on the right side

If it were a clogged radiator I believe that the temps would go way higher than 195 at idle

 

 

 

CLYDE

 

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Clyde Romero

Clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net.          

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