Removing temperature sender

[daverclasper]

Thanks Johny. I think I understand. Idling/slow moving traffic for long periods, on very hot days and the stat will be constantly, fully open anyway, regardless of its spec? 

[Pete Lewis]

dave if you get wooly running when in traffic with a mechanical fan then it points its set too rich    its all designed to run at 82c  there is no summer winter spec   but 

based on overall climate make the engine run at 78c the cooler spec and you will need to richen it more   which wont help ypur problem 

i would lean her off and raise the idle a bit  as a first step

Pete

[daverclasper]

Thanks Pete. Weather will be cooler now anyway. Will bear in mind for next summer. Idle is set pretty low at around 600rpm, so will up it and lean off mixture a bit

[johny]

2 hours ago, daverclasper said:

Thanks Johny. I think I understand. Idling/slow moving traffic for long periods, on very hot days and the stat will be constantly, fully open anyway, regardless of its spec? 

Thats exactly it. If you want to run cooler under those conditions youve got improve one of the things in my previous list...