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tubman · 04-24-2024, 11:53 AM

I believe you have a fresh engine. The last one I had built (a 327 SBC) must have been built on the tight side of tolerances, because it would overheat if I let it idle for more than a couple of minutes. I checked everything and found nothing. I was just get ready to tear into it when the overheating problem just went away; I think it just had to "break in". If the engine is fresh and you don't see any obvious problems, I'd give it at least a couple of thousand miles to come around. Just keep an eye on it.

04-24-2024, 11:53 AM	#16
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,410	Re: Where’s my water going? I believe you have a fresh engine. The last one I had built (a 327 SBC) must have been built on the tight side of tolerances, because it would overheat if I let it idle for more than a couple of minutes. I checked everything and found nothing. I was just get ready to tear into it when the overheating problem just went away; I think it just had to "break in". If the engine is fresh and you don't see any obvious problems, I'd give it at least a couple of thousand miles to come around. Just keep an eye on it.