Re: radiator for a 288 versus a 327

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/5/16 15:30:58

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!

Fred - I think you misinterpreted what I said. Of course they didn't boil over when driven home from the dealers. The point was that, at the time the engine was new and tight, the cooling system was also new and completely competent to handle the load imposed on it. It's unlikely that the cooling sytem remained that competent by the time an engine overhaul was needed. That was the point. Sorry if I didn't state it clearly enough.