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<span style="font-size:12pt">Along with what chuck said about the belt and possibility of bad pump impeller,</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12pt">run a bottle of Radiator Flush through it and see if that helps.<br>
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I debated on getting an Aluminum radiator also.</div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">My car runs 195 almost always, except when it's hot out and putt-putting around at a car show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Then it spikes up to around 210-215.<br>
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I added an Electric fan to it for far less than the cost of a new radiator. Less than $100<br>
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Turn on the electric fan and it cools it right down. <br>
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Try the cheap fixes first! <span id="🙂">🙂 We tight!</span><br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Spridgets <spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 26, 2021 4:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Spridgets] Aluminum Radiators</font>
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<div dir="auto">Ok after reading all the responses I have 1 HUGE question!! ONE! HOW OLD is your fan belt ( read that hardened ones time which can slip) AND.... how right or loose is your belt?</div>
<div dir="auto">They slip against engine torque and against water resistance in the engine. If your coolant is not circulating at the correct rate , it builds heat rather than dissipates it. </div>
<div dir="auto">Also remember a 50/50 mixture of coolant & water is the professed best heat exchange ratio for a normal cooling system. </div>
<div dir="auto">Ok fellow racers I know restrictions on antifreeze in race cars on race tracks..</div>
<div dir="auto">A simple test on the belt is grab the fan ( of course not running! 33 stitches at Summit piont a few years ago ...aw..never mind!) and rock the fan both ways. Does it slip at all? Even then retension your fan belt and go for a drive and
s ee how hot it runs. If it still runs hot , water pump impeller , improper opening thermostat or a restriction in the radiator are all possible. But! If it worked at 1 time there must be a fly in the ointment! </div>
<div dir="auto">Do not just throw money at it until you diagnose it. If you have acess to an infrared thermometer....read radiator core temperatures when hot and check top & bottom radiator hose temperatures AND CHECK the temperature of the thermostat housing!
Make notes on what is hot or cooler and you might find something wrong with circulation.</div>
<div dir="auto">Honestly I have no idea what I'm saying....but it crazy enough ... It just might work....</div>
<div dir="auto">Chuck!</div>
<div dir="auto">It's be kind to virgins month so DO NOT throw a virgin into a volcano!!! LOL!</div>
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<div dir="auto"><b>From: </b>Michael MacLean via Spridgets</div>
<div dir="auto"><b>Date: </b>Mon, Apr 26, 2021 12:35 PM</div>
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<div dir="auto"><b>Subject:</b>[Spridgets] Aluminum Radiators</div>
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<div dir="auto"> My Bugeye has been running hot in any ambient temperature over 80 degrees lately. I have the original radiator that was re-cored with an OEM type core almost 25 years ago. I have been leaning towards getting an aluminum radiator. Moss
sells a two row aluminum radiator for $300. You can get a Chinese made Bugeye type radiator on Fleabay for $165 with free shipping. Never mind the fact Moss charges a $10 oversize fee on top of a shipping charge of $27 and then of course California has to
get their cut ($24). It adds up.
<div dir="auto"> A call to Moss just now was not all that helpful. I was told that all they know is their aluminum radiator comes from Moss Europe. Other than that, they have no idea country of manufacture. Since both radiators are just about the same
in construction and core size I am not sure what to do here. With Frank's words on Chinese made crap echoing in my head might I be better off getting my original radiator re-cored with an up to date core that will have more cooling fin area? Do the aluminum
radiators make that much difference?</div>
<div dir="auto">Mike MacLean</div>
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