RE: Latest findings Background

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

The thing is that we have changed about everything in the the 
engine/trans and underhood including the gas available. I have taken 
care of the cooling issues for the engine itself. I have a new 26" 
crossflow alum rad, a Milodon high-flow t-stat and a FlowKool high flow 
water pump. I have a large B&M trans cooler and the trans does not use 
the radiator cooling. I do not have any shroud or gasketing for the fan 
and hood. The fuel line is re-routed away from the headers and over the 
shock tower and is wrapped with alum foil and then covered with 
corrugated plastic tube. The Holley mech fuel pump has an aluminum heat 
shield and I have the required fuel pressure regulator. I added a heat 
shield to the oil filter too as the paper label was scorching and 
peeling. I made wood spacers for the carbs, sealed the heat crossover 
passages and painted the bottom of the intake manifold. Not much more 
can be done there. However I intend to install a Carter #7040 electric 
fuel pump and run the fuel line towards the rear of the engine. 

My car will almost run too cool now with the hood off. I think I should 
be perfect with a shroud, hood gasket and raising the rear of the hood a 
bit. My recent engine dying problem I believe is not temp related but 
was a carb set-up issue. I think I have the accel pump too rich and I 
flooded it. I know I do get gas puddling in the manifold. I'll play with 
it somemore. I certainly get my money's worth of entertainment out of my 
toy :-)

We'll make it to the drags yet.

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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Dennis J. wrote:
> 
> Guys, been following this thread since the beginning and by no stretch 
> of the imagination am I an expert on this subject, but you need to us a 
> little common sense(I think)? The air under the hood does have some 
> cooloing effect on the motor, but why all of a sudden are your Mopar's 
> having heating problem, Ma Mopar designed and made the cars with bidder 
> engines and more HP and probably either of you have and they never had 
> over heating problems. There is more than enough places for the heat to 
> escape just following it's normal path, generally, over the engine and 
> across the exhaust pipes (headers?) and under the car. Most people wrap 
> exhaust headers for better scavenger effect and a little less heat under 
> 
> the hood. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that you either have a 
> flow problem, with either the coolit or the air flow across the 
> radiator. Not enough rows of fins in the radiator, water not staying in 
> it long enough to cool or a partial blockage some where in the system. 
> An under-drive pulley will invrease the fan speed, thus increase air 
> flow, that should help if everything else is up to snuff. I just hate to 
> 
> hear that you want and are willing to chop up (drill holes) your cars. 
> BTW, hood off car lets more air flow through the engine compartment.
> Any how, jm2cw. 
> Dennis J. 
> 
> Ollie wrote:
> > 
> > Steven and others,
> > Please keep sending your 2 cents. Maybe if we can collect enough money 
> > we 
> > can solve this problem!
> > Ollie



Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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