Greetings!
Recently, I have blocked the radiator, totally, as the following pictures will tell. I used several pieces of cardboard.
The impact on fuel consumption was very positive, altought my last tank averaged less then the one preceding it. The explanation for that fact is that I didn't fill the last tank till the top, choosing to stop filling when listening the first "click" of the needle. Water temperature rose from 176 F to 196 F, keeping a steady value of 196 F when driving on flat ground and rising to 199 F when going up, quickly returning to 196 F after the climb. One problem arises due to the increase in temperature: I noticed that water pressure is too high, resulting in a constant leak in the point where one of the rubber tubes connects to the coolant tank. No matter how hard I tight
the thing I haven't found translation for (pictured below) water just keeps leaking.
When too much water is gone the temperature of the remaining water rises close to 210 F, which I believe it is not nice. I would like to hear from you, what do you suggestt I should do? Is 196 F too much for the engine? Are there any risks?
I'm also thinking of installing an oil temperature gauge to keep a better control of the engine temperature.
Thanks for you attention.
KARR 
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