Re: 1950 Packard 288 Auto overheating HELP

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/2/2 11:54:08

You are aware that a rise in temperature after coming to a stop after a long, hard drive is prefectly normal? You've got a large amount of heat stored in the mass of the block and coolant, and the fan and water pump at only idle speed to cope with it. After this condition, does the temperature gradually decline to "normal" with time at idle?

I suppose that "too many fins" if taken to an extreme could be issue, I'd say it's about as far-fetched as a balanced Federal budget, but let's see what fin counts folks come up with.