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radiators

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EA81_Manx · 30 Oct 2006, 10:27 pm

i have put a radiator in the front of my buggy behind bull bars with my ea 81 engine.. i was wondering how hot ur buggys ran with the same setup???? as mine runs between 90-100 degress celsius.. is this normal??

Midlife crisis · 31 Oct 2006, 5:58 am

Well going buy the Subie book that is about right.

marc

baybuscamperkid · 31 Oct 2006, 4:11 pm

the old ea81s were made to run fairly hot, so that sounds about right to me.

mackaymanx · 31 Oct 2006, 4:34 pm

According to the manual I have the thermostats are rated to start opening at 88 deg C and fully open at 101 deg C with some variations between EA81/EA82