[951mat]

I tried the towel trick last night and it seem to help some. Not supprising as the temps under hood are quite rediculous. I have to wear a glove to work throttle on the carb when doing timing! On another ride with a buddy it built to 220 deg and seem to hold there. I'll be honest, after I crank my car, in about 3 minutes I'm reading 180+ degrees. That doesn't seem right at all. I bet most of you guys don't read those temps for 10 min or more. I'm really leaning towards having a slight head gasket issue. Found a big ol fat exhaust leak on the 5 header tube too. Its frustrating b/c after I wrecked my car I rebuilt with a similar/better radiator, but the only difference is that now its at an angle and I have a new fan (like Woodard's) with a better shroud. It never overheated like this before, even sitting in the garage (which would negate the angle of the radiator)

Mat