[Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 10, Issue 77

[John Stithem]

Hi Joel,
My first thought when I hear you you describe the symptoms is a flow problem. If the water doesn’t flow it will heat up real fast. I would look for some kind of mechanical blockage of flow. The first thing I would check is the lower radiator hose. Do you have anything in the lower radiator hose to keep it from collapsing. The older hoses had a spring steel  wire inside the hose to keep it expanded (especially important when the car is moving. And you need to most amount of water flow for transfer of heat). The newer hoses do not have that “spring” in the hose to keep it from collapsing under load. 
Just my first thing I would check. 

John Stithem
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