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Originally Posted by snakewench
I took some pics of the engine bay today. You can see the gallery on my profile page. If you guys see anything I should consider changing, please let me know.
Thanks!
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SnakeWench,
I see under drive pulleys, chevy based distributor and chevy alternator..... and your fan shroud isn't covering the entire face of the radiator. Also your radiator cap is at a low position in line with the radiator and engine. That'll make it harder to make sure all the air is out of the cooling system. Do you have a air purge point elsewhere on the engine? Are you sure the system is full and no trapped air exists?
Besides the chevy parts on a Ford, your issue with low speed overheating is the under drive pulley system. Too slow water flow for our heat, and it's not hot yet as you well know.
I'd change the pulleys to standard ratio crank and wp pulleys, 1:1 ratio if I recall, and then see what your water temps are. Bet they stay in line then. Next item would be at least an 18" fan with shroud covering the entire fin area of the radiator.
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