350 olds overheating
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350 olds overheating
i have a 1977 350 olds motor that i had rebuilt and bored over .30, i put a elderbrock performer rpm package on it with the alum. heads,cam the usual stuff when u redo a motor. long story short i can cruise around town but when i decide to get on the highway it starts to overheat. got a 3 row radiator from autozone, flex fan didnt have a shroud, changed thermostats, carquest stock waterpump,even ran it without the stat, spring in bottom hose. still overheating any suggestions i would grately appreciate it. mike
#3
The fan has virtually no affect at highway speeds. That's why cars come with clutch fans. If the car is cool at idle but overheats at highway speeds, look at radiator size, internal blockage, collapsing hoses, sludge in the block, or something that's preventing coolant flow.
#5
installing a electric fan and new water pump this wkend. i thought about changing to an aluminum rad but i figure the 3row from autozone was sufficient enough. i guess i find out this wkend. thanks for the feed back mike
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