Engine over heat

[jayvanman]

Hi all, (Jim)

I've just taken her out for a run before bringing her up to show in the for sale section of Busfest tomorrow.

Don't think I'm coming

Got back after the run out of miles and shes still quite hot.

whilst I was looking in the engine bay I could hear the oil moving around inside the engine, is that normal ?

It's kind of like a glug/drip, maybe from the oil cooler.

I took a video, the image on which is pretty bad as it's dark, but I wanted to record the sound. You can hear it, pretty regular , almost every second.

Your thoughts please.

Jason

[jayvanman]

How do you upload videos ?

[vwJim]

You're hearing fuel, not oil I'd expect.

[JonnyCJ]

Are you running OG tinware ? If not the repro stuff will in all likelihood not have the correct vanes on the cylinder tins to pass sufficient air to nr 3 and slightly less critical, nr 1 cylinder.

Also - do you have a thermostat fitted ?

Finally, are you running heat exchangers or J tubes on the exhaust ?

[jayvanman]

I'm not sure if it's on tinware. It did seem to fit together ok. I have noticed that the little piece that goes around the heat riser, you know the little piece that clips around the upright pipe with the cardboard type insulation(sorry i dont knkw the name) but once half is on the very back bit of the engine tinware that goes over the bottom pully, and the other half bolts onto the head tinware.

That little piece is missing.

Having said all of that my van has run for months prior to this with no problems.

I've noticed she running fast on idle as well.

Jason

[jayvanman]

I don't have a timing gun to do the timing

[jayvanman]

Running heat exchangers.

The cables to the cab are not connected

[JonnyCJ]

Check your thermostat is opening and closing when get getting hot/cooling down.