Re: 9 main 327 - to rebuild, swap, trade?

Posted by Mike On 2015/2/16 19:30:31

I went out to size up the job earlier and got to work. Luckily i made some changes to make taking it out the front easier if i had to do it again (the cross bar above the radiator, wiring in that area.)

First, sitting in it definitely made me want to drive it again. The first step is the hardest they say.

Second, it was running hot towards the end and i wondered why. Even just idling. I have a good fan with a steep pitch on it, right up against the rad. I had it cleaned, and i didn't want the used motor gunking it up. So, i put a filter on the top hose (double screen.)

It has a newly refurbed distributor (the kind where the housing moves when it revs, so you know it's advancing), nos carb, no exhaust restrictions, high flow 160 stat. It should have run cool, and it did for awhile. Took the hose off, and the filter was almost completely plugged! Coolant coming out of the radiator was perfect though, so it did its job.

Got it tore down to here, imagine i can have it out this weekend in half a day when i have a change to get back out there.

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