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Hi all . . OK hopefully someone can help me out. My 68 with a 350 I just purchased recently is having cooling problems. Up here in MI this past weekend it was pretty humid and hot, took the car out to have a paint match done on it in normal driving and it goes up to 210, maybe slightly higher. I put a new 160 stat in it along with a new cap, the cap was junk and wouldnt hold any pressure. I still get the same thing letting the car run in the gargage and the upper hose always stays hard like the stat isnt opening. I added about 1/2 - 3/4 of a gallon of antifreeze and it didnt seem to help. The gauge sending unit is in the head which I want to move and put next to the stat where it should be for a more accurate reading. Also my fan shroud seems really short, the clutch on the front of the fan isnt even in the shroud. When I purchased the car the owner said when he bought it he thought it was a BB car but he realized it wasnt after some research so Im wondering if its a BB shroud since the fan is so far away from the rad. I have receipts showing he had the rad cleaned pressure checked and all that kind of stuff and he said it was a BB rad, since this is my first vette I cant say for sure if it is or not. A couple weeks ago me and the Mrs had it out for an 80 mile sunday roundtrip ride and since it wasnt near as hot out the car ran about 170-180, but if I recall I think I had the heat on medium cause the Mrs was a little chilled. So my questions are this:
What temp should this car be running at with a 350 in it?
Do I have the correct shroud? Will gladly send a pic to anyone who wants to see the setup so they can see for themself what Ive got . . . cant figure out how to load pics.
Can having the gauge sending unit in the head be reading a temp thats really far off what it actually is? Just a reach here but since the upper hose seems to stay hard maybe the temp is reading so far off of what the actual temp is that the stat hasnt opened yet . . . like I said just a reach and wishful thinking.
Need some help guys!! Thanks in advance!
Chris
Whats the norm to do for hot running vettes, was thinking of putting either electric fans or a new aluminum radiator
What temp should this car be running at with a 350 in it?
Do I have the correct shroud? Will gladly send a pic to anyone who wants to see the setup so they can see for themself what Ive got . . . cant figure out how to load pics.
Can having the gauge sending unit in the head be reading a temp thats really far off what it actually is? Just a reach here but since the upper hose seems to stay hard maybe the temp is reading so far off of what the actual temp is that the stat hasnt opened yet . . . like I said just a reach and wishful thinking.
Need some help guys!! Thanks in advance!
Chris
Whats the norm to do for hot running vettes, was thinking of putting either electric fans or a new aluminum radiator