Re: radiator for a 288 versus a 327

Posted by fred kanter On 2011/5/16 14:41:33

Montana is not very hot at ths time of year I believe. Here in NJ we can run a 51-56 at idle all day long without a cap on it and it does not boil. You have a problem with your engine/cooling system.

As to newly (and correctly) rebuilt engines creating so much friction that they overheat, rememeber that when the car was brand new from the dealer and youdorve it home for the first time , it did not overheat!

Go through dianostic tests as outlined in a good service manual. Once I worked on a Triumph TR3 which had an overheating problem, the impeller was loose on the shaft. Replaced the pump, went for ad rive and it overheated. Checked everythng, dorve me nuts , could not find anythng wrong. Finally removed new water pump, impeller was loose on shaft!!