Robert
Banned
Hi, just bought a '24 T bucket (kit car) and noticed upon getting it transported back home when I took it for a 15 minute cruise drive it got really hot, radiator overflow into the expansion tank, and then about 2 ounces lost out of expansion overflow tube.
This drive was mostly cruising about 40 mph.
It's got a turbohydromatic 400, 350 Chevy SB, braided lines going to standard model T radiator (17" x 19" x 2.5" thick radiator).
Got a new spiral electric fan works fine , no shroud yet - - purchasing the aluminum sheet tommorrow to make a custom shroud.
Double Edelbrock carbs.
Considering adding a tranny cooler since they are cheap and new radiators are really high.
Going to replace the hex chrome radiator cap with a 15 psi model, flush my cooling system, add a pound of citric acid to dissolve any scale or minerals for a hour "hold time" then flush again, add the redline water wetter stuff with new coolant.
I got a long list of things to try, one of them was to check/adjust the engine timing.
It's been 30 years since I got out my timing light, trying to recall, seems you need to plug the vacuum line on the distributor ?
Do I have to connect the timing light clip sensor to plug #1 ?
Any idea what I should set timing at to get best cooling of the engine ?
S Plugs are tan on one side and carbonish on other side.
This drive was mostly cruising about 40 mph.
It's got a turbohydromatic 400, 350 Chevy SB, braided lines going to standard model T radiator (17" x 19" x 2.5" thick radiator).
Got a new spiral electric fan works fine , no shroud yet - - purchasing the aluminum sheet tommorrow to make a custom shroud.
Double Edelbrock carbs.
Considering adding a tranny cooler since they are cheap and new radiators are really high.
Going to replace the hex chrome radiator cap with a 15 psi model, flush my cooling system, add a pound of citric acid to dissolve any scale or minerals for a hour "hold time" then flush again, add the redline water wetter stuff with new coolant.
I got a long list of things to try, one of them was to check/adjust the engine timing.
It's been 30 years since I got out my timing light, trying to recall, seems you need to plug the vacuum line on the distributor ?
Do I have to connect the timing light clip sensor to plug #1 ?
Any idea what I should set timing at to get best cooling of the engine ?
S Plugs are tan on one side and carbonish on other side.