FIXED MY HEAD TICK!!!...I think...
03-12-2010, 06:09 AM
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FIXED MY HEAD TICK!!!...I think...
So I believe I have fixed the dreaded head tick for '99-'03 Cobras.
This isn't a "sure fix", it just has worked for me so far.
-Hypertech 160* Thermostat
-Redline Water Wetter
-75/25 water/antifreeze ratio
The theory that this could be working is that water has better cooling properties than anti-freeze (race cars run just water), and Water Wetter has lubricating properties that help water move better throughout the system and help heat transfer from metal to water. Poor cooling paths is the downfall of the C head.
Temp guage usually sits at 11 'o' clock--sometimes high noon if idling for awhile.
Lowering cooling fans turn-on temps with a tuner would stop it from reaching high-noon.
After long drives and at idle for awhile I still have yet to hear the tick.
So here is a cheap 'fix' for the C head tick if you dont want to shell out the money and time for the head cooling kits.
-RHP
This isn't a "sure fix", it just has worked for me so far.
-Hypertech 160* Thermostat
-Redline Water Wetter
-75/25 water/antifreeze ratio
The theory that this could be working is that water has better cooling properties than anti-freeze (race cars run just water), and Water Wetter has lubricating properties that help water move better throughout the system and help heat transfer from metal to water. Poor cooling paths is the downfall of the C head.
Temp guage usually sits at 11 'o' clock--sometimes high noon if idling for awhile.
Lowering cooling fans turn-on temps with a tuner would stop it from reaching high-noon.
After long drives and at idle for awhile I still have yet to hear the tick.
So here is a cheap 'fix' for the C head tick if you dont want to shell out the money and time for the head cooling kits.
-RHP
Last edited by RedHousePainter; 03-12-2010 at 07:54 AM.
03-13-2010, 05:09 PM
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So I believe I have fixed the dreaded head tick for '99-'03 Cobras.
This isn't a "sure fix", it just has worked for me so far.
-Hypertech 160* Thermostat
-Redline Water Wetter
-75/25 water/antifreeze ratio
The theory that this could be working is that water has better cooling properties than anti-freeze (race cars run just water), and Water Wetter has lubricating properties that help water move better throughout the system and help heat transfer from metal to water. Poor cooling paths is the downfall of the C head.
Temp guage usually sits at 11 'o' clock--sometimes high noon if idling for awhile.
Lowering cooling fans turn-on temps with a tuner would stop it from reaching high-noon.
After long drives and at idle for awhile I still have yet to hear the tick.
So here is a cheap 'fix' for the C head tick if you dont want to shell out the money and time for the head cooling kits.
-RHP
This isn't a "sure fix", it just has worked for me so far.
-Hypertech 160* Thermostat
-Redline Water Wetter
-75/25 water/antifreeze ratio
The theory that this could be working is that water has better cooling properties than anti-freeze (race cars run just water), and Water Wetter has lubricating properties that help water move better throughout the system and help heat transfer from metal to water. Poor cooling paths is the downfall of the C head.
Temp guage usually sits at 11 'o' clock--sometimes high noon if idling for awhile.
Lowering cooling fans turn-on temps with a tuner would stop it from reaching high-noon.
After long drives and at idle for awhile I still have yet to hear the tick.
So here is a cheap 'fix' for the C head tick if you dont want to shell out the money and time for the head cooling kits.
-RHP
03-13-2010, 08:18 PM
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There is technically nothing wrong with the heads, as far as damage is concerned. Just a design flaw that lets the left rear cylinders overheat and the valves do not seat properly and 'tap'. Extra cooling to this area with either a re-routed cooling path or lower temp coolant should prevent this--which is what I was trying to do without the head cooling mod.
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