ok so its been a few since this last issue. im running a bubbas hotrod dizzy now and the the timingis spot on. i had previously flushed the block with water engine off, radiator flushed.
i decided to run down to the bus stop to pick up the kids in old pedro, and damnit if the temp on the gauge didnt run up to 190-210...! i mean its putting around at 15mph here in military housing, but 210! really!
i was curious if running it down the road with some airflow over the radiator would help. it did it ran down to 175-185 but at slower speeds it was 195-205ish. that seem sa bit warm no?
whats the correct op temp for the flatties? im reconsidering taking the thermostats out and gutting them to get the "washer" type of effect.
doesnt 200-205 sound a bit warm to you guys?
could it be that theres more junk in the block plugging up the pathway for the coolant to get to the block? but then would it be on both sides? the radiator had flushed clean along with the block.???
Thanks for the help..
Raf-
p.s. i posted this over on the pork just to cover my bases.....
any suggestions would be appreciated.
i decided to run down to the bus stop to pick up the kids in old pedro, and damnit if the temp on the gauge didnt run up to 190-210...! i mean its putting around at 15mph here in military housing, but 210! really!
i was curious if running it down the road with some airflow over the radiator would help. it did it ran down to 175-185 but at slower speeds it was 195-205ish. that seem sa bit warm no?
whats the correct op temp for the flatties? im reconsidering taking the thermostats out and gutting them to get the "washer" type of effect.
doesnt 200-205 sound a bit warm to you guys?
could it be that theres more junk in the block plugging up the pathway for the coolant to get to the block? but then would it be on both sides? the radiator had flushed clean along with the block.???
Thanks for the help..
Raf-
p.s. i posted this over on the pork just to cover my bases.....
any suggestions would be appreciated.