Ollie, I don.t know if the holes would be a good idea It has been said that you should even have the rubber flap that goes from the hood to the top of the radiator in place so that all the air that comes through the grill is forced to go through the radiator. That flap missing could be part of an under-cooling problem. What if you took off the inner fender plates that give access to the top A arm , and fabricated scoops to funnel in more cool air to the engine?............................MO.................sw iowa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ollie" <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 6:25 PM Subject: Re: Latest findings
Great news and still issues...but u have made headway Rich!We talked about more air to the eng compartment. After studying the situation....what u think of this? I want to go to Lowes and get the biggest bit I can for my 1/2 drill and make the radiator support shield look like swiss cheese directly behind the grill. I am open for your thoughts?Ollie----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Kinsley" <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 3:25 PM Subject: Latest findingsRich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies Well I took the hood off my car. That settled the underhood heat issue. It runs almost cold now. Engine heat is not an issue and the carbs are very cool. The fuel line is a little hot but should be OK. I let it idle a long time to give it a good test. Everything nice and cool. Then I took it for a drive. I went to NAPA. Then was headed down the street to Office Depot. It died on me as I was taking off from a stop light in a big intersection (132/L). Luckily I coasted across. It would not fire. It set about 2 minutes (felt like a loooong time) and then it did fire up. Then after I got it going again it started breaking up on me again. Popping and sputting. I know that ignition is OK now. The heat isn't a big deal either. I believe now that the carbs may be slopping too much gas in the manifold. I did see some laying in the plenum before. I'll go back in and rethink the set-up again. Firstly I'm going to reduce the accel pump nozzles back to where they were. I'll get this licked yet !!!! ----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
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