Jim, no .. I didn't get the bleed hose. Doug seemed to think it was unnecessary. No heater .. we don't need them in TX
I was asking about the spring because the manual mentions the lower coolant hose can collapse at speed without one. One of my symptoms is that it runs 210-220 deg at a steady 60 mph, but if I drive more briskly, the temp *immediately* goes up to 230 deg. Even during a hard acceleration away from a stop light.
At least today it didn't blow coolant out the overflow hose
Also need to change the springs in the MSD mechanical advance distributor from the stock ones, I think. The distr is set up for a heavier car by the factory. And recheck timing.
I suppose the t-stat could be defective
All just things I'm looking at ...
Sam