Re: [Chrysler300] Overheating Issues

["Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excellent posts, all

Dave Schwandt

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From: "Miller Janitor Supply" <Miller.Janitorsupply@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <charlies@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Overheating Issues


> CHARLIE:
> YOUR RADIATOR IS 48 YEARS OLD.
> PUT A NEW CORE IN YOU WILL NOT HAVE GRIEF OF
> OVER HEATING.
> I DID MY 55 AND 58.
> RADIATOR MAN SAID NOT WORTH EFFORT TO TRY AND CLEAN IT.
> NEW CORE AND LABOR $300.00.
> DARYL MILLER
> NORMAL,IL.
>
>  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 8:57 AM
>  Subject: [Chrysler300] Overheating Issues
>
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>
>  Hi All,
>  Since we all drive the same type of "large autos", perhaps this group 
> could come up with a few answers / suggestions to my problem. Seems that 
> when I'm in heavy traffic with my 62 dual quad sport, the temp guage wants 
> to live at the wrong side of the guage (hot). Then the car wants to bog 
> and stall. At highway speeds she drives and cools much better.
>  The radiadtor shop confirms that the rad is the original one that was 
> shipped with the car - although only 29k on the drive train, they seem to 
> think that the core would be pluged up. I did a cooling system flush with 
> vinegar and water and that helped somewhat but not enough. The rad shop 
> wants to re-core the rad with a 3 core low flow core. Does anyone have 
> thoughts on low flow cores. The rad shop says this type of core is more 
> efficient than the old tech OEM core. The clutch fan is good, the 160 
> degree thermostat is new, the hoses are all good and I'm pretty sure the 
> head gasgets are good. Also would any of the following items have an 
> effect on engine temperature under NORMAL driving conditions - carb 
> jetting, spark plug heat range, distributor timing. Also would an aux 
> trans cooler help this situation. I suspect the rad is the major issue 
> here, but I'd like to cover all bases if I can.
>  Thanks, Charlie in Ottawa (62 Sport).
>
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