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I have a 390 FE bored/stroked to 445 in my ERA. Started it up for the first time this past weekend. Could only run it for about 5 min or so before the temp. would rise to over 230 degrees and I shut it down (I did this twice).
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For the temp to do this twice my guess is something ain't spaghetti,take out the thermostat and check it in a pot of water on the stove and see that it opens and closes as it should, make it cycle 2 or 3 times, then re-install, make double sure it is installed facing the right way........regardless of the other stuff, your temp should not have done this........once started and running, temp should climb and once it passes 180 (assuming you have a 180 degree thermostat) it will open and you should notice your temp drop some, maybe to 170 as cool/cold water starts flowing in the motor, shortly thereafter, it'll start to go up..
With your fans and a shop fan in the front, temp should not exceed 200 or so......
Check the simple things first.........they are the ones that'll get you eveytime......
David