Hey for those of you in california and know what the Grapevine is(a series of uphill driving for miles and miles), I was driving thru it a couple weeks back and enjoyed an extremely HOT ride...I couldnt tell you the exact temperature on the gauge but it was way up there almost hitting hot...and I was wondering if there was any way to fix this...I just got my radiator flushed too before the trip thinking it would help but obviously not. Thanks in advance
Car gets HOT...
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If you did not have a gauge would you have known or suspected anything?
Do you have one of those IR temp probe things? Those are easy way to get an idea what the temp actually is.
Do you have one of those IR temp probe things? Those are easy way to get an idea what the temp actually is.
Stuck in traffic mine has got almost to the top of that bracket between the c and h. Most of the time it runs just into the bracket on the cold side. Hot days its straight up. If I remember I will bring my gun along and see what type of temps its actually running.
grocery getter
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I was on the grapevine a few weeks back and bakersfield was @ 106 degrees. on older cars and that grade it's harder to keep the temps down.
a few things that will help.
a big aluminum radiator.
a quality electric fan.
proper tuning.
too much advance on load will make you run hot.
a few things that will help.
a big aluminum radiator.
a quality electric fan.
proper tuning.
too much advance on load will make you run hot.
here in phoenix the summers average 106 or so during the day, I have an I 6 , original fan shroud and an electric fan to help the ac,,, my gauge goes to almost the beginnning of the h mark after getting off the freeway and goes down to about 3/4 of the way after some street driving,,,,never worryied about temps cause I change oil regularly,, full radiator and over flow tank and such,,,, I ALSO LISTEN TO HOW THE ENGINE RUNS,,,also understand that stock guages are better then idot lights but not accurate!!! you need to get a accurate reading when you see it swinging over that way,,,and then take from there
66 Fastback
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It is actually retarded timing that will make is run hot. If the vacuum advance is not functioning, the engine will overheat.
If you are only relying on the stock gauge, you may not have an overheating problem. Many newer temp senders that screw in the block are not calibrated the same as the old units and the gauge will not read correctly.
Doug
I see, so from the replys im looking at I guess the concensus is that high temperatures are generally not that big a problem for our inline 6's and long as routine maintenance is done and the car is in proper running order...it is normal to experience some high readings on the gauge when driving in some harsh conditions. And also to take into account an accurate reading gathered with a gun is crucial in determining what is actually normal and abmormal...so my question is what temperature ranges are normal and characteristic of driving in stressful conditions?
After reading a post about strapping the heater hoses to the brace to reduce heat transfer, I routed my hoses to the other side of the valve cover. Instant temp drop, even in heavy traffic & hot day. Not the whole answer, but I already had a tranny cooler and three row radiator. 8)
dagenham":3gk5jiow said:
No, because I switched to a Holley/Weber on a 2-1 adapter. Falcon Performance also recommends bypassing the heated carb spacer for improved performance, although some on the site consider the spacer as an aid in cooling the carb. Regardless, bypassing it will reduce your engine temp.
