Re: Mild Overheating

["Gary B." <wedge65@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill, Sounds to me like a bad cap. For each pound of pressure at the cap, it 
raises the boiling temperature about 6 degrees. A 16 lb. cap should be fine. 
Good luck,  Gary Bradshaw, Ft. Worth, Texas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill" <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "62-65 Mopar List" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:25 PM
Subject: Mild Overheating


> After doing the heater bypass thing so I could take the Coronet out
> tomorrow, I noticed that it has running a little hot on the way up to
> get gas tonight, which is odd 'cause I nearly froze my a$$ off w/ the
> top down. I ran a loop from the water pump directly to the intake
> port. But the more I think about it, I'm bypassing the thermostat
> right? I'm thinking that's why it's running hot. Should I pull the
> loop hose and install bypass caps on the intake and water pump
> nipples?
>
> Also, my car has a 13 LB cap on it (no AC). My service manual says 14
> for non-AC, and 16 for AC. Is there any reason that I can't put a 16
> LB cap on a non-AC car?
>
> Third-I noticed that the rad was a little low. I filled it up and now
> it's pissing out the overflow like a racehorse. It has calmed down
> after running it a little but is still pretty constant...Is this
> normal? Is this thing like my Model T where you don't fill it up all
> the way to keep it from peeing? I'm thinking about rigging up an
> overflow bottle too. Any suggestions?
>
> Bill M
> 65 Coronet 500 'vert 


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