Re: 2262-9 288 motor distribution tube

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/9/16 9:03:12

Millions of cars have boiled over at one point or another as an occasional thing without suffering cracked blocks. But severely minimize how far you drive under that condition and don't do it as a matter of routine. But what surely will crack the block, generally at the exhaust valve seats, is adding cold water to an overheated engine which is low on coolant. If water is needed, allow the engine to cool down, and then add it SLOWLY with the engine running.

Just out of curiousity, what's the dimension between the fan blades and the radiator core? Are you certain the fan belt is riding on the tapered sides of the pulley and not at the bottom? A not uncommon reason for older cars overheating is installing a correct length but incorrect width fan belt - it's the tension of belt against the tapered side faces of the pulleys that provides the power to the water pump and fan.