Water temp at 210?

[husky drvr]

donchiotos,

Check out this reply Dan R gave in another thread. If you aren't sure about your hoses being correctly routed, then you should contact and discuss your routing with Dan.

http://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/index.php?threads/vents.29877/page-2#post-216483


These comments are not directly related to the vents but does impact the cooling: Recently a gent was trying to figure why his newly acquired v6 was running too warm (hot) for his desires. The by-pass hose was plugged at the intake and the heater hose was connected directly to the By-pass housing on the rear of the timing cover. His thermostat housing heater hose connection had been plugged off.

FORD has a specifically detailed routing for the water passages, His was not done accordingly. He has since re-routed and has a better cooling thus far.

 

[Bill Blue]

If your car fails the water circulation test, the thermostat becomes the #1 suspect. I would remove the 'stat, place it in a pan of water. Place the pan on the stove and add heat. The stat should be wide open before the water boils. Place a cooking thermometer in the water just for jollies. If the 'stat passes, you have a plumbing problem. Those could be a clogged radiator, collapsed hose or wrong water flow. I think there is a greater chance of having a bad water pump than the wrong pump. A small pump should be effective under most circumstances.

Bill

 

[260Alpine]

Could be trapped air too. Put the front of the car on ramps to get the radiator higher. Open the heater valve and fill until engine warms up.

 

[belmateo]

Is one of the heater hoses high enough to install an air bleed valve like the one in the picture?

 

[donchiotos]

Could be trapped air too. Put the front of the car on ramps to get the radiator higher. Open the heater valve and fill until engine warms up.

I do not have a heater or the hoses in my car. The only hose high enough is the top radiator hose.

 

[belmateo]

They make these for your application as well.