Re: [FWDLK] Overheating

["s scott" <kneedrager@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nick,
I would start with the thermostat.  If that does not do it you may be
looking at a radiator.  I once had a 68 Buick Skylark, (24k, garaged
kept original miles in 1984, looked like it was stored in a glass jar,
should have hung on to that baby) took it to Florida for spring break
when I was in college. The car always ran hot at idle and in traffic but
the radiator looked pretty gook. Anyway when the overheating got worse
on that trip I tried replacing the thermostat, then removing it
altogether .... nothing helped. Turns out that a number of the internal
passages in the radiator were plugged and the only solition was to
re-core it.
Good luck
Scott

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>From:         "Sperduto, Nick" <SperdutoN@xxxxxxx>
>Subject:      [FWDLK] Overheating
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>Hello again all, I have a question about my car running hot.
>For reference, it's a 56 Savoy 6cyl automatic. 80,000 + miles.
>I've owned it for 10 years.
>
>It's running hot when I'm at an idle in the summer in traffic, like
waiting
>in rush hour traffic at a toll booth. Any other spped is ok, the needle
will
>run about 1/2.
>
>I've never removed the radiator and I've never changed the thermostat.
I
>made a couple weak attempts at the thermostat, but since I did the
water
>pump and broke every bolt and broke two bolts for the exhast manifold,
I
>decided not to mess with the thermostat.
>
>I'm running the stock fan and the fan shroud. If I increase the idle
while
>in traffic, the temp does drop a little.
>
>Any suggestions. Should I get a fan with more blades ?
>
>Nick
>


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