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Old 10-20-2015, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DanEC View Post
A little different tack - your temperatures don't sound like anything to worry about based on your description so far. But, it may pay to check your timing and make sure it's where it needs to be and is not retarded. Also, if you have vacuum advance on your distributor (probably not) be sure it's hooked up to a manifold source of vacuum. You don't want ported vacuum advance - that's a 60's era pollution control device.

Insufficient timing advance is a major contributor to engine overheating - especially around town and at low speeds.
I do need to check the timing just need to find the timing gun but that was something that has been suggested. On the vac advance front the dizzy does have vacuum advance and it is feed from the carby which is a holley. I recently replaced the tube for this as it was old and didn't fit tightly.

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