First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Hi Steve, I had the same problem but with the original 4 core, nothing I did helped until I broke down and bought the Be Cool with shroud and duel fan set up. After installing the Be Cool the 455 ran cool. But, before you spend the $$$ have you checked your temp gauge? If, you are running an electrical gage try a manual to see what it reads. Believe it or not your gage might not be working properly. Unless you have beefed up the 326 your radiator should be ok. One more thing, you are running a mixture of water and antifreeze, right? Water by itself does not cool the engine as well as water and antifreeze. Good Luck, Terry 68 455 Boca Raton, FL. In a message dated 8/24/2008 8:02:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Another hot running Bird. I have a ' 67 convert with a 326 4 speed. The coolant temperature at highway speeds is very high, such as 235 degrees. Turning on the heater drops it about 10 degrees. If I keep it below 50 mph it runs about 205 degrees. I do have a good thermostat. I have added the filler panels and lower air dam. Water pump has a stamped steel impeller to which I recently added .125 to the vanes to decrease clearance to plate. I do have the radiator shroud. I've tried different ignition timing with no effect. At this point I believe I need a new radiator. It has the standard 3 tube according to the radiator shop owner. What would be my best bet? An aluminum from BeCool, or a reproduction brass 3 tube or spend more for a reproduction 4 tube? Your opinions are welcome. Thanks, Steve --- Get FREE High Speed Internet from USFamily.Net! -- http://www.usfamily.net/mkt-freepromo.html --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
