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If you worried about over-heating, I cannot recommend oil coolers enough. Worked great, even at 50° C, I kidd you not, ambient temp, engine never got even close to over-heating despite running very lean due to boiling carbs. Easy to install as well.
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boiling carbs?
Oh yes, I sprinkled some water on them, evaporated immediately. The engine was perfectly fine so. I think the carbs evaporated more fuel that day than the engine burned. Luckily, fuel was, for us not so much for the locals, dirt cheap. Only time I had in my life, that the outside air will driving was hotter than the air inside the car. Drank almost 7 liters of water, did have to go pee once. Now I know why the forst Paris-Dakkar RRCs had fuel injection instead of carbs.
It was a fun trip, have to do it again some day! But maybe a little earlier, like February or around Easter instead of late May.
It was a fun trip, have to do it again some day! But maybe a little earlier, like February or around Easter instead of late May.
