オーバーヒート対策完了
- 「･122」AMAZON健康維持大作戦
- by suna
- 2009/05/16 土 21:42
目下、最大の懸案、オーバーヒート対策が完了しました。ここ数日、５月とは思えない真夏日が続き、AMAZON「・122」は、ちょっと渋滞すると、水温計は、2分もたたないうちに110度以上を示し、「ギブ・アップ」状態。止まってボンネットを開けて「小休止」を余儀なくされていました。もちろん、クーラーが、一応付いてはいるのですが、今まで使ったことも、使えるとも思っていません。ということで、これから「Giro、、」出場は、もちろん、本格的な夏を乗り切る対策を考えていました。で、先日、思い切って、クーラーの冷却コア（コンデンサー）と、コンプレッサーの一式を取り払い、ラジエーターに電動ファンを装着しました。この作業、もともと考えてはいたのですが、工賃も高そうなので躊躇していたのですが、意外や意外、、、。コンデンサーとコンプレッサーの取り外し工賃は、たったの1万５千円。それも、「また使えるように、、」ときちんと梱包してくれました。で、電動ファンは、ラジエター一杯の大きさの最大効率を求めて装着して、電動ファン自体が２万５千円。工賃が１万６千円でした。つまり、６万円で、夏対策をしたことになります。で、その効果を見るために、今日は、第３京浜から横浜、そして湾岸線から首都高速というルートを走ってみました。今日は、ちょっと曇天で涼しいとはいうものの、もう、びっくりするように効果てき面。アイドリングは、常に70度以下。高速走行も80度以下。渋滞では、さすがに上昇するものの、電動ファンを作動させると、すぐに70度に下がりました。これで、フツーの国産車並みに走ることが出来ます。心なしかウキウキと、快調に走るAMAZONと、どこか遠くまで走ってみたい、、、と思う今日の午後でした。
Currently, my biggest headache is the tendency for my .122 to overheat. This year, May has brought on summer days and if my .122 runs into the smallest backup, the thermometer points to about 110C within 2 minutes and I am forced to pull over and open the bonnet for a small break. The car has a air conditioner, but I never have, and probably never will use the thing. So, the other day, I took off the condenser and compressor for the AC and installed a fan on the radiator - but only spent 15,000 yen on taking it off. I even got my condenser and compressor wrapped up in case I should need it again. The fan was 25,000 yen plus labor charge of 16,000 yen. All together, it cost me 60,000 yen to get thru Japan's summer. I took a drive thru dai3 Keihin to Yokohama, and then back using shuto express wangan line. Altho it was cloudy and the temperature was not that high outside, the fan turned out to be surprisingly effective. The engine temperature always showed about 70C when idyling and 80C even on the expressway. When running into a backup, the temperature would go up a bit, when the fan was turned on, it went down back to 70C. With this, the car ran like any other Japanese car and so, I now look forward to long and pleasant drives without worrying about the heat.
Currently, my biggest headache is the tendency for my .122 to overheat. This year, May has brought on summer days and if my .122 runs into the smallest backup, the thermometer points to about 110C within 2 minutes and I am forced to pull over and open the bonnet for a small break. The car has a air conditioner, but I never have, and probably never will use the thing. So, the other day, I took off the condenser and compressor for the AC and installed a fan on the radiator - but only spent 15,000 yen on taking it off. I even got my condenser and compressor wrapped up in case I should need it again. The fan was 25,000 yen plus labor charge of 16,000 yen. All together, it cost me 60,000 yen to get thru Japan's summer. I took a drive thru dai3 Keihin to Yokohama, and then back using shuto express wangan line. Altho it was cloudy and the temperature was not that high outside, the fan turned out to be surprisingly effective. The engine temperature always showed about 70C when idyling and 80C even on the expressway. When running into a backup, the temperature would go up a bit, when the fan was turned on, it went down back to 70C. With this, the car ran like any other Japanese car and so, I now look forward to long and pleasant drives without worrying about the heat.
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