06-11-2011, 06:07 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Tulsa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lonestar, 427 Center Oiler
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FE Cooling issue
Haven't been around it a while but I'm getting frustrated with cooling issues and could use some help. I've read other posts on cooling and learned what to try, but I'm running out of ideas. After rebuilding my lonestar, I bought new radiator. A dual pass griffin (inlet and outlet on passengerside) with 1.25" tubes (400-600 hp model). Radiator is now at a slant vs vertical like my old set up. I'm playing with a shroud right now, but am afraid its not going to do the trick. Car just runs warm. Holds around 200 while driving on hwy, but any stop and go and warms up quickly 220+. T-stat is 180. Fan is from Vintage air like what Don Barns had on his lonestar (shrouded, 2700 cfm). Timing is 28 deg all in, about 14 at idle. Plugs looks good. They do look cleaner than they used to but I'm attributing that to the higher heat they've run at. My laser temp gun shows 168 in the upper radiator hose and 135 in the lower. I've heard of people having cool lower hoses, not me. Could the 1.25" tubes be too big, and water going thru radiator too fast?
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