> Why is my olds overheating in traffic ? The motor was rebuilt 25,ooo ago.
> New large radiator, several different thermostats. Anyone else have this
> problem when stuck in traffic ? I drove it from Daly City yesterday to
> Petaluma did fine on the freeway but when I just passed thru town and hit
> maybe 2 stoplights and then was home the thing boiled over.
In addition to what everyone else has said, make sure you have the right
fan shroud on your car, and that the fan blades are positioned the right
depth into the shroud (about 1/2 inside the shroud looking from the side).
You didn't mention if the shroud is there or not. My recently purchased 69
S is missing its shroud. It heats up during slow driving because of this
... it's got a W31 clone 350 motor and a 4-row copper brass radiator ... it
needs a shroud.
Bob DeMuth.
'69 Cutlass S
72 88 conv.
