THANKS FOR THE REPLYS, GUYS,
BACK-IN-BLACK: I DON'T HAVE AN
OIL COOLER. THE
OIL TEMP RARELY GETS ABOVE 120 F. I HAVE A 7 QUART
OIL PAN AND DUAL FILTERS. IT'S ABOUT A NINE QUART SYSTEM AND HAS NEVER INDICATED A TEMP PROBLEM.
I CANT HEAR THE FANS RUNNING WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE GREEN "COOLING FAN" LIGHT COMES ON AT 180 F WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT PROVE ANYTHING - DEPENDING ON WHERE THE LIGHT IS WIRED INTO THE CIRCUIT.
THE COOLING PROBLEM ONLY EXISTS AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC.
ON THE OTHER HAND - WHEN I FIRST CRANKED IT UP IT RAN IN THE GARAGE FOR ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES AND NEVER GOT OVER 180F. I HAD THE FRONT CLIP UP AT THE TIME.
THE FUEL GAUGES WORKED FINE BEFORE. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL WORK DONE SINCE. THE CAR DOES HAVE "FUEL CELLS" (NOT SURE WHY THAT SHOULD MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE). IT DID SIT IDLE FOR SEVEN MONTHS WITH "SOME AMOUNT" OF FUEL IN THE CELLS.
COBRANUT: THE ENGINE IS A BOSS 302 WITH LEMANS ALUMINUM HEADS I DON'T RECALL THE SPECS (THEY'RE TOAST NOW) BUT IT'S NOT REALLY "RADICAL". I'LL TRY TO LOCATE THE BUILDER AND GET MORE INFO ON THE SPECS.
HEY HERSH: I HAVE A "HIGH POINT PURGE VALVE" AT THE HEATER HOSE WHERE I BLEED OFF THE EXTRA AIR. IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH THOUGH. I'LL TRY YOUR SUGGESTION TOMORROW. I'LL CREATE SOME WAY TO GET IT'S BUTT UP IN THE AIR. THINGS ARE A LITTLE TOUGH WITH FEW TOOLS LEFT AND NO ELECTRIC POWER IN THE GARAGE. YOUR EXPLANATION MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND PRETTY MUCH DESCRIBES WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THANKS AGAIN GUYS - YOUR HELP IS REALLY APPRECIATED.
Y'ALL HAVE A REALLY GREAT DAY,
BLACKJACK