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Do you know what is the operating temperature range on a B18A (or B) engine? 120-130

posted by  someone claiming to be Joaquin Novara on  Fri Jun 13 07:24 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Hi everybody!. A little question: Do you know what is the operating temperature range on a B18A (or B) engine?.

I rebuild my amazon P121 car using a 6 blade plastic fan, and my radiator are oversized (local made, 20% more internal cooling surface than original, but same external size). Now, my car needs 5-8 minutes (hot-cold wheater) to go up 80-82 degrees celsius (C). In middle of long trafic bottlenecks the temperature raise only to 90 C (never going to boil, an advantage on a city with many cars and a lot of narrow streets).

My concern is: if my radiator/fan setup put the engine under their working temperature range, then due it I put additional stress on the engine parts (with a less lifetime on moving parts).

Thanks for your kindly answers,

Joaquin Novara
Volvo "Rojo" P121 Amazon
Lima - Peru

PS:I use a IPD thermostat rated for amazons, it work right.






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