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I am not a "FAN" of electric fans... I think having one in front as as supplemental may be ok.. My radiator needs re-coring.. but I have been driving it around the county and if I keep speeds at 65 it will be at 200 degrees.. when I cruise at 60 it reads 180-190... Now the temp outside last weekend was 95+... so not too bad.. I know the motor should run cooler than that.. but as I repair/replace other items, this radiator will have to suffice. I have another radiator that I want to have rebuilt (I am a firm believer in keeping cars moving unless a major repair requires it to be down)... So when I have the scratch to rebuild it and rebuild another water pump, it will have to wait.. One thing about the straight six, they don't overheat to the point of seizure like a V8 will.. Case in point.. early July I was leaving San Pedro (hot rod lincoln fame).. and got a small hole in the bottom radiator hose.. going thru the Sepulveda Pass into the Valley and the engine temp got up to 230 degrees.. but even at a stop light it kept running til I got her home... I did a radiator flush and replaced the hoses.. which it gives me the temps at the top of this paragraph.. who knows, by the time I get the money to install the rebuilt radiator, the weather will cool to 70-80 degrees and it won't matter so much..
