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Old 06-25-2011, 10:27 PM
Jay Arter Jay Arter is offline
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Greetings from Arizona
Little late on this exchange of ideas....but wanted to share couple things...
make sure you pressure test your radiator caps. We had 4 caps in our shop couple months ago, all new and all failed to hold pressure they were suppose too! and all made by well known manufactor. weak caps will also make your temps run Hot!

I have a 66 Pontaic Lemans I bought last year. 468 Pontaic, turbo 400.
when I bought it, it couldn't be driven 10 min at any speed with out hitting 220+. It came with flow retrictor, electric water pump, and electric fan and schroud, and alum radiator. I started with 195 thermostat, then stock stye pump, the fan with no fan clutch. and homemade fan schroud. Yesterday it was 110 at our house and we went to car show with it.....it ran 195 without fail and no leaks. All my hotrods run 195 thermostats. Jay
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