Re: 1950 Packard 288 Auto overheating HELP

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/1/29 19:17:28

I'm beginning to wonder if there is anything wrong at all. It is not unusual for the temp to climb a bit when you slow down from high speed. There is a lot of heat stored in the engine block and head, when you slow down the water pump and fan slow down and the temp climbs temporarily.

Depends how bad it is. Does the rad boil over? Does the gauge shoot up to the danger area?

If it only goes up a bit and comes down in a few minutes I doubt anything is wrong.