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Old 09-29-2017, 12:19 PM   #19
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Default Re: Overheating 8ba

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Originally Posted by drolston View Post
My '41 had an ill fitting truck radiator which dribbled a little (Barrs fixed that) but cooled the stock engine very well. Replaced it with a Champion aluminum radiator rated for 500 hp, and have been fighting cooling problems at idle ever since. Can't blame it all on the radiator though, because the engine was souped up at the same time. Fan shroud goes on this week.
All the "fancy" radiators have fins and tubes tighter and extra rows which means you need a higher pressure to move air through it.
That fan shroud shoud fix the pressure you need.
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