Re: Slant 6 overheating

[Paul Hamaday <phamaday@xxxxxxxxx>]

They have a plastic distributor gear which was
notorious for teeth breaking off or smearing. I'd pull
the distributor & inspect the gear.
Hammer


--- Bill Provins <wiilbill66@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
> I hope I can get some help from someone out there. I
> have a 63 330 with the  
> Slant 6 that overheats when I drive it more than 10
> minutes. It does OK when  
> idling at the curb, but if I drive it, it overheats.
> There is no shroud, and 
> it  has a rigid mount four blade fan. I tried
> adjusting the timing by ear, 
> can't  find my timing light, and it only runs smooth
> with the distributor rotated 
> all  the way clockwise. It barely smokes so I don't
> think the motor is that 
> bad.  Could the timing chain have possible skipped a
> tooth, and cause the timing 
> to  not be where it needs to be? I've only had the
> car since Jan, and don't 
> know  much about the Slant 6. My first one.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
> Thanks,
> Bill
> 
> 
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