THermo-tec products as heat protection to avoid percolation under hood

[Patcon]

I would like that Cliff but it won't let me...

[jalexquijano]

5 hours ago, Patcon said:

Did you ever try rubber fuel lines or running with the hood popped open? You need to identify a solution then make it pretty!

 

5 hours ago, Patcon said:

Did you ever try rubber fuel lines or running with the hood popped open? You need to identify a solution then make it pretty!

Rubber fuel line test done! Still percolating or heat soaking effect! I guess after long idle the spark plugs get sooty and when you step on the gas the acceleration is not consistent. I will drive with the Hood popped open and se what happens. Anyway would you recommend wrapping the same thermotex heat barrier adhesive to the intake to lower the heat that radiates from the manifold and leads to fuel percolation? I read in other fórums that swapping the stock manifold with a ceramic coated header could fix this percolation also. Id like to see others opinions.

[Patcon]

The header is not going to lower under hood temperatures. Did you remove the rubber lines? You need to start trying multiple things. Don't reverse one just because it's not a full solution. Keep adding things to reduce heat until the issue goes away...

[jalexquijano]

1 hour ago, Patcon said:

The header is not going to lower under hood temperatures. Did you remove the rubber lines? You need to start trying multiple things. Don't reverse one just because it's not a full solution. Keep adding things to reduce heat until the issue goes away...

But what about the thermotec adhesive shown. Should i buy more and wrap the full intake with it or should i use another type of heat barrier there? I wish i could find a stock ceramic coated manifold.

[Mark Maras]

 I agree with Patcon. I doubt that this is going to be a one step fix. You'll have to keep chipping away at it and eventually you'll get it to the point where the worst symptom is the engine taking a few extra revolutions to start in the heat. If cracking the hood helps (probably won't cure all of it) the situation, you might want to consider a vented 280 hood or louvering the access panels next to the hood to vent excess heat.

[Mark Maras]

1 hour ago, jalexquijano said:

But what about the thermotec adhesive shown. Should i buy more and wrap the full intake with it or should i use another type of heat barrier there? I wish i could find a stock ceramic coated manifold.

 I doubt anyone here has tried wrapping the intake. I doubt it would help the problem. IMO the problem is heat in the fuel lines and maybe the float bowls.

[jalexquijano]

1 hour ago, Mark Maras said:

 I agree with Patcon. I doubt that this is going to be a one step fix. You'll have to keep chipping away at it and eventually you'll get it to the point where the worst symptom is the engine taking a few extra revolutions to start in the heat. If cracking the hood helps (probably won't cure all of it) the situation, you might want to consider a vented 280 hood or louvering the access panels next to the hood to vent excess heat.

What about the thermotec product to wrap the intake:

http://www.thermotec.com/products/all.html

Which of these products would you recommend other than the wraps and the adhesive back heat barrier? I have already applied the adhesive back heat barrier to the rear of the heat shield extensión that faces the manifold.

[Mark Maras]

 Sorry, I don't have a recommendation. I haven't used any insulation in the past. I don't remember if you wrapped your headers. A stock intake might be a good thing to try. Should be easy to source from a member.  Not sure you'd need it but have you checked to see what ceramic coating costs are in Central America?

[jalexquijano]

i havent wrapped my headers or stock manifold. Im looking for recommendations om thermo-tec products just for the intake.

[jalexquijano]

On ‎07‎/‎02‎/‎2017 at 3:29 PM, Mark Maras said:

 I too, have pondered the why some do and some don't. The earlier the Z the less chance of heat soak, it would seem. Could it be that one of the larger puzzle pieces that is almost ignored is the fan. The heat soak problem happens in traffic (low to no speed), idling, and after shut-down, all in hot weather. It never happens at speed. At least if the engine is near stock. (the cooling system doesn't even need a fan at anything over about ten mph) So my line of thought is fan clutches. The resistance in them is all over the place, with varying ways of testing them. Personally, I've thought they sucked (definitely no pun intended) from the first time I owned one. I was never convinced that they were very efficient at pulling air, depending, of course, on how much resistance they had. A fan shroud would definitely help the alleviate the problem too, IMO.

 When the fan clutch froze up on my early 71 (metal fan), it sounded like a Cessna throttling up and it felt like the engine was down on power about 25%. Since I had a lousy opinion about the fan clutch to say nothing of the weight of that steel fan, I bought a flex fan with an extension. Previously I hadn't experienced drastic over heating. The temp would go up a bit in traffic. No heat soak problem. The flex fan did pull more air at idle. The temp didn't go up quite as high in traffic as before and it seemed like the engine revved faster. Probably because I dumped the boat anchor steel fan. The fan has to be a key element since it's job is not only to cool the internals of the engine but the externals too. BTW, If anyone with heat soak and is desperate enough, I have that flex fan set-up which could be borrowed to see what difference it makes, if any. 

Mark,

My mechanic discovered that one of the causes was that the car had no coolant reservoir tank and when the car gets hot in traffic it starts dumping the coolant thus aggravating the heat soak. Now with the reservoir it still gets the thermostat level gauge to 3/4 which measured with a Laser heat gun is 160°F. If you point the gun to the manifold directly it raises to 400°F. SHould i trust this gauges or due to its age they are not accurate. Another thing i notice is that when the car reaches to that temperature in a traffic jam when you accelerate, it performs in a sluggish way. What are your thoughts on these 2 issues????

[Mark Maras]

 Don't remember what temp your thermostat is rated at but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if your temp gauge ran at 3/4 and the coolant temp was fine. Good thing to know. You could double check the actual coolant temp using a cooking thermometer in the top of the radiator. Pull the rad cap before it warms up. VOE I haven't measured the temp on various engine compartment components but 400` seems a bit on the toasty side for an intake manifold. It was the intake manifold temp you measured, right? Just want to be sure. Have you measured the temp on fuel related components yet? I'd start with the float bowls and work my way upstream. One reading of fuel related components at operating temperature and another reading when the gremlin shows up could pin point the problem area, based on your findings. I do think it may be time to start looking for a method of venting under hood heat. Late 280 louvered hood would undoubtedly help or one could louver the access hatches on either side of the hood. I seem to remember in the past you tried pulling the hood latch and it did make a difference.

[jalexquijano]

21 hours ago, Mark Maras said:

 Don't remember what temp your thermostat is rated at but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if your temp gauge ran at 3/4 and the coolant temp was fine. Good thing to know. You could double check the actual coolant temp using a cooking thermometer in the top of the radiator. Pull the rad cap before it warms up. VOE I haven't measured the temp on various engine compartment components but 400` seems a bit on the toasty side for an intake manifold. It was the intake manifold temp you measured, right? Just want to be sure. Have you measured the temp on fuel related components yet? I'd start with the float bowls and work my way upstream. One reading of fuel related components at operating temperature and another reading when the gremlin shows up could pin point the problem area, based on your findings. I do think it may be time to start looking for a method of venting under hood heat. Late 280 louvered hood would undoubtedly help or one could louver the access hatches on either side of the hood. I seem to remember in the past you tried pulling the hood latch and it did make a difference.

Mark,

I installed a Stanton 160 degrees Farentheit thermostat. Ill drive the car again and take the measurements of thr float bowls and intake manifold.