Need help

[1974DodgeCharger]

My car has been overheating and we have replaced the radiator, it has a shroud, and adjusted the timing. so we think it needs a new distributor, which one do y'all prefer for a 1974 dodge charger with a 360 engine... http://www.ebay.com/itm/191015060874?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT or http://www.ebay.com/itm/331269940718?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
thanks Kevin

 

[69redrunner]

Why would you think the distributor is causing your overheating issue?
Did you check the thermostat? Water pump?

 

[super-bee_ski]

Also,
A temp of 200 is not overheating...but...
As 69redrunner asks..."Why would you think the distributor is causing your overheating issue?
Did you check the thermostat? Water pump? "

 

[Xp29h]

Did you check the thermostat? Water pump? "

That's my thought too!

Pressure check just to start basics

 

[1974DodgeCharger]

Yeah the thermostat is brand new and the water pump is newish. We think it needs a new distributor because the vacuum advance isn't working. Since we replaced the radiator the car only went to 205 at the most, but usually sits around 200. Is that okay?

 

[mopar 3 B]

The vacuum advance can be replaced without replacing the distributor.

 

[coloradodave]

What temperature thermostat did you install? If it was a 195*, there is no problem. Any radiator shop can diagnose actual temperature and pressure problems. When was the last time the car ran consistently at a temperature below 200?

 

[1974DodgeCharger]

I replaced the crabuetrtor a couple months ago and that's when the the temperature started to go up sometimes to 230 and the thermostat is a 160 degree one. But which distributor do yall think is the best? http://www.ebay.com/itm/191015060874...:MEBIDX:IT or http://www.ebay.com/itm/331269940718...:MEBIDX:IT

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Yes, I know you can change the vacuum advance, but I have a really old distributor and was wondering what yall prefer for a new distributor, the new HEI or the original style?

 

[mopar 3 B]

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