Re: radiator for a 288 versus a 327

Posted by David Grubbs On 2011/5/16 14:16:53

The radiator is boiling over, with the cap whistling until the water cools down. The radiator was cleaned by a local radiator shop while the rebuild was going on. Timing is right on, as is the dwell. First thing I'm doing is going to a 12 psi cap to see if that helps. Then I'm considering getting an overflow bottle, as one of the problems is that it spits out water, then gets too hot as the water level goes down. Has anyone ever used the "water wetter" products? Prior to the rebuild, the car had a tendency to get hot on 100+ days, but as was mentioned above, the new engine has a lot more friction.