RE: Over heating
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RE: Over heating
- From: Butch Edison <waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:53:26 -0700
I'll definitely check that Rich. Thank you/ Butch / Ferndale, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Kinsley [mailto:rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 12:31 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Over heating
Don't neglect the tune either. Of course my car with it's 2x4's on a
318poly is a bit over-done but until I finally figured it out and
richened it waay up it overheated too. I know I did lot's of cooling
stuff but running too lean was a major factor.
Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> For what it's worth.... I'm travelling the same path with my 64 Sport
> Fury 383. Within 5 minutes of starting and driving, it's running at 210
> degrees F in 60-70 degree weather. If I stop, it immediately starts
> climbing into the 120s. I can watch the temps go straight up on my
> infrared gun. It ran hot before, but since finding it had no thermostat
> and putting in a new one, it's a lot worse. Â It has a new 180 degree
> thermostat. I had the system back flushed and the tech said it was
> actually pretty clean.
>
>
>
> Not being a guy for incremental solutions, I'm going to be doing several
> things this weekend:
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>
>
> * Replace missing fan shroud
>
> * Replace missing air dam
>
> * Replace missing hood-to-radiator gasket
>
> * Install correct fan and clutch fan
>
> ** Install "Cool Cruising" high performance water pump
>
> ** Install "Cool Crusing" 160 degree thermostat, per their
> recommendation.
>
>
>
> Now, if this doesn't solve the problem, I think I'm looking at three
> things left:
>
> * possibly bottom radiator hose is collapsing, restricting flow.It seems
> to be really stiff, but they don't come with springs in them anymore, so
> maybe...
>
> * New radiator, although the radiator shop thinks this one is fine
>
> * Take the engine apart and see what's blocking flow
>
>
>
> Now, it could be that my water pump is just going bad on it's own and
> putting a stock replacement in would cure this, but my experience with
> water pumps is they generally make noise or leak when they start going
> bad, which this one has not done.
>
>
>
> I'll let you all know if this works. Suggestions from you guys are
> ALWAYS appreciated.
>
>
>
> /Butch/Ferndale, WA
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff" <chargr1969@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:16:56 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: RE: Over heating
>
> yes a 180 thermostat. is very helpful. Â
>
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>
> --- On Wed, 6/23/10, Cory Rempel <cory_383@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: Cory Rempel <cory_383@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: Over heating
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 9:28 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanx Ollie, but I DO have a big block 3 core rad.Â
> > And dodger, tanx for the advice on the thermostat. I
> > didn't even think about that one. If that and the
> > shroud thing don't work, then I don't know what
> > will.Â
> > Â
> > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > From: satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: Over heating
> > > Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:43:47 -0500
> > >
> > >
> > > Cory,
> > > Greetings from Mississippi...Its your radiator and
> > water capacity. That 318
> > > radiator will not cool a 440. Trust me I know. If it
> > is a custom built
> > > aluminum, 3 core, 1 1/4 inch cores, cross flow, that
> > bolt into your stock
> > > radiator support..............you might have a chance.
> > I doubt it.
> > > Ollie
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Cory Rempel" <cory_383@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 5:24 PM
> > > Subject: Over heating
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Greetings from Canada. Just put a 440 into my 65
> > Polara which was
> > > > originally a 318 poly. The 318 never over heated,
> > but this 440 constantly
> > > > runs very hot. To the point where it starts to
> > ping. It's got a big
> > > > block rad in it and the water pump is good. The
> > only thing I can think of
> > > > is that I don't have a shroud. Can a shroud make
> > that big of a
> > > > difference? I've never had this problem before.
> > Suggestions would be
> > > > appreciated?
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Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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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!
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http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
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