[JRC3]

Clois,

What March pulley set are you going with? I know they have both an improved water circulation v-belt set and a performance v-belt set for FE engines.

Regarding purging air: Due to PI manifold and turkey pan being right next to the t-stat, it leaves little room to work in that area without removing the turkey-pan (and therefore carb). I have read that the cobrajet is prone to burping coolant - so I am assuming this is from trapped air pockets in the block expanding when it gets hot? I'm trying to understand things in my head!

I'll try purging air first - as I also want to check the brand of the thermostat installed. I'm not sure what brand that was installed, but will plan to change it for a Robert Shaw as I have heard excellent reviews about these. Are you running a PI intake manifold out of interest?

Paul,

I'm going down that path as well.

Many thanks again guys for the info - I'm trying to get up the learning curve on this engine!

James