RE: 64

["Dr. Paul M. Pitcher" <pigdoc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> There have been quite a few discussions about cooling issues.  The last
> one just within the past few days.  My 440 is a .030 over and will run
> warm in stop and go city driving after coming off the highway or
> thrashing it a little bit.  I recently had it rebuilt.  Previously it
> was basically a stock low compression motor with a modest cam.  It acted
> the same way then too.  The folks here on the list have tried many
> things like an extra electric fan or a fan shroud.  Don recently
> suggested running a smaller pulley on the fan which will run the water
> pump and fan at a higher rpm.
> On that note Schuyler found his poly pulley and it is actually 1/4"
> larger than the one I currently have, 6.5" vs. 6.25" so I'm still
> looking.

Try drilling one or two 1/4" holes through the thermostat.
Low buck, and it works.

pigdoc 


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