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Old 03-20-2009, 04:03 PM   #4 (permalink)
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If you've actually got an over-heating problem,I'd do some back-tracking first.You need the fan shroud if you don't have that,and a good thermo-actuating coupler for the fan if it's given up the ghost,along with a properly operating thermostat and bug-free radiator.-------------------------------------------------------------- If after all the bits and pieces are restored,and she's still overheating,she may have oil lining the cooling galleries of the block and head.If the coolant was ever left in the engine too long,the ethylene glycol could have bio-degraded back into the petroleum from which it is derived.Heat can't penetrate an oil film and it acts the same as 10-inches of solid cast iron that the water see's before it can transfer.You might need to do a chemical flush/rinse/fill.
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