RE: cooling issue

[Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>]

On my car there is no evidence that there was ever a seal between the 
hood and the radiator support.  The way the front of the hood is 
designed it drops down in front of the radiator support about 3".  Here 
are a couple of pictures: 
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If you look at where the latch hook is and where it engages the latch 
bar you can see how much overlap there is.  I also counted and I have @ 
16 fins per inch on my radiator in answer to our compatriot Dennis in 
Yuma.  I don't have a high flow thermostat.  I guess my higher flow 
water pump won't help a lot with a standard t-stat.  So that's a cheap 
next step.
It's irritating when you start looking for fan shrouds and see that 
there are late 60's B-body shrouds available for @ $85 and the ones for 
our cars are $250 and there probably isn't a nickles worth of difference 
in them.  Makes me wonder if I could buy the cheaper one and modify it 
to fit.

Paul L.
'63 Sport Fury
440/727
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html
 
Steve Mick wrote:
> 
> Paul, I am probably sounding like a cracked record, but have you checked 
> 
> that you have a radiator to hood seal and any other air dams in place 
> that 
> would direct air through the radiator instead of going around it? Any 
> air 
> gap on the sides between the core and the radiator support? 
> ...........................MO
> {Steve Mick}
> http://stevemick.shutterfly.com/pictures#Part%202
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Lennemann" <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 10:46 PM
> Subject: cooling issue
> 
> 
> >
> > I've had issues keeping my car cool in stop and go traffic.  I changed
> > the water pump last winter to a higher flow model.  Tonight was the
> > first chance I've had to get it out and drive it any distance with some
> > stop and go in the middle.  It ran nice and cool on the highway but then
> > got into a little stop and go and the temp started to climb.  It only
> > got up to @ 2/3rds the way up the gauge but I could hear some
> > percolating. Then got it back out on the open road and within @ 5 miles
> > the temp was back to normal.  So that indicates to me that I have an
> > airflow problem.  Looks like I'll be shopping for a flex fan.
> >
> > Paul L.
> > '63 Sport Fury
> > 440/727
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html
> >
> >
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