Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: OzHemi]
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05/24/11 09:15 AM
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Lean...
Or timing ?
These 2 guys are right, it's the tune up, I'd bet a weeks pay on it.
You don't need to modifiy the cooling system, you need to run the right tuneup, I'm sure.
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: WyleECoyote]
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05/24/11 09:23 AM
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there is no hot honey to b seen . Over 350 hits and if you're not in advertizing you've missed your calling . Just imagine what you could do in the real world
live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
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05/24/11 09:39 AM
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You don't need to modifiy the cooling system, you need to run the right tuneup, I'm sure.
I will check the timing - but I don't see why it would be different than when I drove the 1,000 mile trip to St. Louis. Stranger things happen - maybe the timing chain is stretching and changed the timing?? Regardless - I'll check it. Thank you.
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: WyleECoyote]
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05/24/11 09:50 AM
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Take your digital thermometer and get another vehicle up to operating temp. and take readings at the same places you did on your car. Preferably at the same outside temp as on the day you checked your car. That way you'll have something to compare to. Is it puking any coolant?
Johnedod 68 Road Runner 71 Road Runner 78 Power Wagon
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: Challenger 1]
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05/24/11 10:17 AM
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I had problems once with my '69 C500. Turned out to be the temperature sending unit. Along with the laser thermometer, I would try the old fashion boiling/cooking thermometer with the round dial that goes up to at least 400. take off the radiator cap and let her idle until the thermostat opens. Look at the thermometer and then your temp gauge. This could be one test. Also, if your connection on the bulkhead connector is bad/weak, it'll effect your readings. After all, the gauge is reading resistance from the sending unit and if you add more resistance, it could be reading wrong...
If you do get another sending unit, get a Mopar brand. I didn't have any luck with the junk offered over the counter at my local auto part stores.
Just a thought,,
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: hemi68charger]
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05/24/11 11:23 AM
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Not to poke the beehive...you do have an overflow catch can right?
Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: WyleECoyote]
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05/24/11 01:48 PM
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Is the new radiator aluminum? If so i had a simialr experience with a new aluminum radiator 4 yrs ago, it cooled fine when I first put it in. It ran 165F going down thw road at 50+ MPH or higher and 160 F degreesas soon as I let off the throttle and slowed down to 35 MPH or slower. The next spring it ran 190+ all the time I had filled it with distilled water and Water Wetter and then added antifreeze later for the winter storage I had it reversed flush this past winter and it is now running 165 F again I did buy and install a sacrifisal anode that screws into where the drain plug goes, maybe that will help Let us know what you find
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: Paul_Fancsali]
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05/24/11 06:10 PM
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Thanks Paul. I didn't get to play with it today so hopefully tomorrow! I appreciate your input.
Wile E. Coyote Super Genius, Lover of FCA US LLC Products ************* 68 Road Runner (440 4-spd), 71 Superbee (383 slap), 71 Charger 500 (383 4-spd wA/C 1of 182), 72 Imperial, 74 Charger SE (440 sunroof), 84 D350 Crew-cab Dually (440), 75 D300 Dually Tandem (318 4-speed)
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: WyleECoyote]
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05/24/11 08:28 PM
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Post some racy pic(s) and pull that stat
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UPDATE: Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: Challenger 1]
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07/25/11 07:33 PM
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Quote:
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Lean...
Or timing ?
These 2 guys are right, it's the tune up, I'd bet a weeks pay on it.
You don't need to modifiy the cooling system, you need to run the right tuneup, I'm sure.
Challenger 1 - Will you be sending that weeks pay via Paypal or check???...
Well, regardless that the radiator was new, and no matter that we flushed the cooling system - apparently the 1,000 mile trip to MMW in St.Louis knocked enough rust and debris loose in the engine/cooling system that the radiator was plugged up. After trying EVERYTHING else, I took the radiator back to the shop and told them my problem and they said they would flow check it. Yep, sure enough - they said even though it was cooling, the flow was terrible. A $21 radiator flush and I'm back in business! WHAT a lesson learned! Thanks for ALL the help and ideas you guys gave me (and all of us here on Moparts), I think this will be a valuable thread!
Wile E. Coyote Super Genius, Lover of FCA US LLC Products ************* 68 Road Runner (440 4-spd), 71 Superbee (383 slap), 71 Charger 500 (383 4-spd wA/C 1of 182), 72 Imperial, 74 Charger SE (440 sunroof), 84 D350 Crew-cab Dually (440), 75 D300 Dually Tandem (318 4-speed)
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Re: UPDATE: Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: WyleECoyote]
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07/25/11 07:45 PM
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Wow, I wish I had seen this sooner as I don't believe your problem is fixed long term!
Both my father and I had problems with '71 vintage motors overheating. Replaced hoses, thermostats, had the radiators cleaned and everything would be fine....for a while...
I turns out that on both motors (his a 383, mine a 318) they had lots of casting sand that was left in the block! Both motors were original and had never been out of the car when we bought them. After we pulled the motors and THOROUGHLY cleaned out the pan rails/water passages the problem went away.
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Re: UPDATE: Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: WyleECoyote]
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07/25/11 08:53 PM
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Quote:
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Lean...
Or timing ?
These 2 guys are right, it's the tune up, I'd bet a weeks pay on it.
You don't need to modifiy the cooling system, you need to run the right tuneup, I'm sure.
Challenger 1 - Will you be sending that weeks pay via Paypal or check???...
Well, regardless that the radiator was new, and no matter that we flushed the cooling system - apparently the 1,000 mile trip to MMW in St.Louis knocked enough rust and debris loose in the engine/cooling system that the radiator was plugged up. After trying EVERYTHING else, I took the radiator back to the shop and told them my problem and they said they would flow check it. Yep, sure enough - they said even though it was cooling, the flow was terrible. A $21 radiator flush and I'm back in business! WHAT a lesson learned! Thanks for ALL the help and ideas you guys gave me (and all of us here on Moparts), I think this will be a valuable thread!
I guess the check is in the mail.
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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07/25/11 09:41 PM
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Re: WOW!!! Is she HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!
[Re: RoadRunnerLuva]
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07/26/11 03:39 AM
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Pretty common problem... Debris in the cooling system doesn't get properly cleaned out by EPA compliant hot tank.. It just gets loosened so when the engine is assembled & running in the car after a few heat cycles the debris starts breaking up & plugs the radiator... A good solution is to run a coolant filter for the first couple thousand miles... http://autocoolantfilter.com/
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