[Oletrucks] Overheating 350 in my '58 Apache

[Smokey Culver]

Hey guys, I have a question about my '58 Apache.  I have a small block 350,
and can never keep the engine cool in the summer.  When the ambient
temperature reaches mid 90s the engine heats up to 220+.  Stopped in traffic
I have to turn the air conditioner off and sometimes run the heater just to
keep it from boiling over.  At night it runs cool.  I have installed an
aluminum radiator and a big electric fan, and don't know what else to do.
One mechanic told me that the shape of the hood keeps the hot air inside the
engine compartment, but I don't buy that.  Anyone else had such a problem?

 

Thanks!

 

Smokey Culver

League City, Texas 

1950 3600 5-window Jitterbug

1958 Apache The Chick Truck

 

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