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Originally Posted by draggin49
How many mins after firing it up should I take the heat measurements?
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as is mentioned above, you should become familiar with the time it takes to warm the motor up. take temp readings constantly. every few minutes check both heads separately. they can read different. take it for a ride, check it again... run it a little harder, check it again etc!
I'm not sure how the "stock" setup works with the 32. in my car I ran a 32 radiator that had the original cap closed and a neck added to the back of the tank for a light pressure cap. I have a mostly stock 8ba in it. I constantly had problems with the tanks developing pinholes and foaming out of them. found the cracks in the exhaust ports were causing the foaming when I pulled it to rebuild the transmission. i replaced my radiator with a walker and it's been great so far. not the most original looking but it works well. runs exactly where my thermostats are.
evaluate the tanks first. if they seem good and solid find a reputable shop that has done them before to clean and flush.