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Lawson Cox · 09-16-2020, 11:44 AM

All of the above is good advice but premature IMHO. You say, right off that you let the car idle for 20 minutes and you got steam etc out of the overflow tube st the bottom of the radiator. You have a flathead son and ANY flathead is going to do that after sitting at idle for 20 minutes, mild temperature or not. Take it out and drive it and see what it does,. It could even run at normal temperature. Do this FIRST, before spending mega bucks to correct some problem that may not even exist. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. My 2¢. Keep us posted.

09-16-2020, 11:44 AM	#10
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: 1936 Overheating Problem All of the above is good advice but premature IMHO. You say, right off that you let the car idle for 20 minutes and you got steam etc out of the overflow tube st the bottom of the radiator. You have a flathead son and ANY flathead is going to do that after sitting at idle for 20 minutes, mild temperature or not. Take it out and drive it and see what it does,. It could even run at normal temperature. Do this FIRST, before spending mega bucks to correct some problem that may not even exist. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. My 2¢. Keep us posted. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".