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Some love and hate with electric fans and they work and not so much. When I had overheating hassles after motor rebuild, removing some iron from the block, found that some aftermarket shrouds can take one from bad to worse as the air turbulence cools everything but the motor. Then there’s the...

Heater control valve? After a few stabs with different o-rings I gave up, bypassing the core saying I'll tackle it someday. Only drive the car in summer and after 5 years, have thought it would be great to have defrost on maybe 3 occasions. Putting in new carpeting and a modified console any...

A reputable speed shop that rebuilt my motor on one of my rides, paying the shop a TON for the ‘quality’ work, put in what looked to be a TON of some stop-leak ****. Opening up the rad cap it looked like a septic tank. This was a particular bone of contention or irritation since I have done...

There are a bunch of things to consider, some posted. Include the shroud and fan distance from the radiator. The upper hose looks unusual (to me). Is it internally supported to prevent collapse when it’s hot? Some ills are also caused by the lower hose collapsing but usually when it’s time to...

Think you’ll be happy. After my motor rebuild, had ongoing hassles with higher engine temps despite ample break-in. Still had the stock radiator in good shape. The rebuild took out some iron from the block. There are varying opinions on radiators, electric fans, shrouds, and such. Switched to...

50/50 is common and suggest not running more unless in real cold climates. Doing research having some excess heating issues with my ride, found that higher mix of coolant can increase engine temps. I run around a 30-35% coolant mix among other things to lower the temp. Only drive mine during...

T-stat’s as you probably know, allow the engine to heat up more or less before opening. Pretty much ‘it’ unless it’s sticking open/closed or somewhere btw. A higher temp one is preferred in cold climates to obtain defrost/heat sooner. Since my ride sits in a heated garage and only driven during...

Maybe already posted; the lower hose looks cramped and not a great type of hose, MO. It can restrict coolant flow and possibly collapse more when hot. I'd suggest getting a pre-formed one for the setup.

It's the fan pully - see a black strip around it where the belt looks to be contacting it - that belt looks glazed. Mal-aligned belts affect engine efficiency and pre-mature wear on those parts water pump/bearings, etc. MO, I'd repair those.

Check the other belt, not sure but appears to be running against the fan spacer..

Your alt belt looks mis-aligned

My age-old understanding is the T-stat rating has nada to do with a overheating hassle unless it’s not functioning (as another posted). Removing the stat entirely wasn’t recommended as the coolant flow through the radiator is accelerated possibly exceeding the capacity of the radiator to do what...

Might check your dash gauge comparing to a digi thermometer. If you want to run it for a while try reducing the ratio of anti-freeze (if you're running a 50/50 mix) and add some water-wetter until you need be concerned about freezing temps. Coolant retains heat so was one of the things (among...

As posted, the temps you’re mentioning are not excessive. You could try reducing the ratio of coolant to 65/35 or so with some wetter as an easy try, if you're running 50/50. With mine I never drive it in cold weather and sits in a heated garage. This was one of the things I did among others to...

Is your engine beyond the break-in period? More heat during the break-in. Had a hell of a time getting my motor running cooler; but this was appreciably higher temps than what you describe. I had read that some shrouds can impede cooling. Quite a science with desired air-flow. I found an...

In case this might be helpful, without insulting your know how, I did several things to reduce the heat. Reading about aftermarket fan shrouds, read that some can actually go from bad to more bad with fan distance being vital and some shrouds just may not provide the desired air flow or...

After my poly rebuild with some performance upgrades, motor running hotter. Among the things I did to cool it down was swap out the OEM 4 blade for a 7 blade and found an OEM shroud I refurbished. Wish ya lived closer, I'd hand you my 4 blade since it's taking up space on a shelf now.

A close buddy sometimes has his strong lofty opinions and he’s a decent mechanical sort and worked as a mechanic at a truck shop. We got on the subject of engine coolant and he swears by Delco ELC being the best coolant ever made. I’ve always been selective with coolants in the various makes...

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