captaccordion
New Member
My 2000TC used to be an absolute pig for running on, and I took a couple of steps to address it, with a view to reducing combustion chamber temperature. I'm in Australia, but the Southern end, where it can be bloody hot at times, but bloody cold at others. Firstly, I looked into the thermostat. The original is 180 degrees. I tried a 160, but that was a step too far - the car ran badly in cold weather. I settled on a 170 degree thermostat which doesn't trouble the running of the motor, although it probably makes the heater perform even less well! The other thing I looked at was the snorkel to the air filter, which was angled so as to draw air from the hottest part of the radiator. Doubtless it was designed so to prevent carburettor icing in extremely cold conditions. I reworked mine, as shown, changing its angle and adding a baffle so that the motor draws air from beside the radiator. The running on is now very nearly cured, only occurring slightly and occasionally, and would be totally cured if I remembered to let the motor idle for a couple of moments before switching off.