Excellent posts, all Dave Schwandt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miller Janitor Supply" <Miller.Janitorsupply@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <charlies@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Overheating Issues > CHARLIE: > YOUR RADIATOR IS 48 YEARS OLD. > PUT A NEW CORE IN YOU WILL NOT HAVE GRIEF OF > OVER HEATING. > I DID MY 55 AND 58. > RADIATOR MAN SAID NOT WORTH EFFORT TO TRY AND CLEAN IT. > NEW CORE AND LABOR $300.00. > DARYL MILLER > NORMAL,IL. > > To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 8:57 AM > Subject: [Chrysler300] Overheating Issues > > > > Hi All, > Since we all drive the same type of "large autos", perhaps this group > could come up with a few answers / suggestions to my problem. Seems that > when I'm in heavy traffic with my 62 dual quad sport, the temp guage wants > to live at the wrong side of the guage (hot). Then the car wants to bog > and stall. At highway speeds she drives and cools much better. > The radiadtor shop confirms that the rad is the original one that was > shipped with the car - although only 29k on the drive train, they seem to > think that the core would be pluged up. I did a cooling system flush with > vinegar and water and that helped somewhat but not enough. The rad shop > wants to re-core the rad with a 3 core low flow core. Does anyone have > thoughts on low flow cores. The rad shop says this type of core is more > efficient than the old tech OEM core. The clutch fan is good, the 160 > degree thermostat is new, the hoses are all good and I'm pretty sure the > head gasgets are good. Also would any of the following items have an > effect on engine temperature under NORMAL driving conditions - carb > jetting, spark plug heat range, distributor timing. Also would an aux > trans cooler help this situation. I suspect the rad is the major issue > here, but I'd like to cover all bases if I can. > Thanks, Charlie in Ottawa (62 Sport). > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups > Links > > > ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/