Thank you for your thoughts guys.
Have just been working on it, pulled the T/housing to find NO thermostat in there, (I could not remember if it had one or not), I purchased a 180 High Flow thermostat and fitted. Bottom hose was one of those ribbed flex type hoses with spring in it, I purchased a new normal bottom hose with spring, also new red coolant.
Test drive, temp reached 185 quickly and still went to 210 but took a bit longer to get there.
Will look at cutting holes and adding flaps into the plastic fan shroud next day off, might even put another gauge on just to be sure.
Sniper, going back to a belt pump is a major operation that will mean changing power steering pump and alternator locations, you may be right but hope not smile
Is 210 too hot ?
Again thanks for your input .

Last edited by ozymaxwedge; 06/02/19 03:17 AM.
1963 Plymouth Max Wedge
1971 Barracuda