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Originally Posted by xlr8or
Question for elmariachi... Are you doing this testing with the hood on the car and closed? Is there a rubber seal around the hood opening? If yes on the hood installed it's an easy test to try it out without the hood. Underhood temps could be contributing to your problem.
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All testing is being done with the hood up in the driveway. I have a rubber seal between the hood and body. For what its worth, once I managed to get the car to idle at 195F using the second pusher fan in the nose, I observed the following IR temp readings with my new gun:
- Intake manifold surface by the temp bung 180-185F
- Valve covers on header side 165F
- Carb body 135F
- Expansion tank surface 200F
This is in the hot sun with
oil temp level at 215-220F.