after I installed a/c on my 55 It will ran hot when its 95+ and in slow traffic under 25 My temp will go up to 210-215 if I turn the heater on it will drop 10 degress but that's no fun when its 95+(car nevers boil over)Im sure that the problem is air flow to the rad because of the a/c condenser I have try mounting the condenser as far away as you can from rad 3-4" but it didn't help The rad, thermostat and water pump have been replace also block was clean when it was rebuild it has a 6 blade fan and shroud I have also try a pusher fan and water wetter Here's the ? Im think about installing a remote transmission cooler kit (page 213 speedway) not on the transmission but on the heater core hoses and run the engine coolant through it .Has anyone try this and did it work?

No I have never tried that, but what does work is a water pump modified for higher low R.P.M. flow and Hill's Thunderbird Center has them, a little pricey but they work. Hill's is at 1-800-562-1955.



Tom

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Water wetter is just that it lowers the temperatur in water. Dosen't help antifreeze much. Its the kind of stuff you run on the track where they don't allow antifreeze. I may be wrong but I think the AC folks recommend a very small clearence between the condensor and the radiator. I would try the electric pusher fan with a temp control. Though in traffic on a hot day you are asking a lot from your coolant system. How many cores in your radiator? Adding cores can make a big difference just in volume of water being cooled. Chuck

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MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Have you tried using a high flow thermostat (Robert Shaw/Mr. Gasket) and putting a restrictor in the thermostat bypass (~1/8") to route more coolant thru the radiator?See this discussion; http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/Topic83884.aspx? Takes a little longer to warm up in the mornings but it kept my temperature down.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

Sorry, meant 3/16" for the restrictor size.

Also, I use Water Wetter, no antifreeze. Electric Fan, no mechanical fan. But I don't have A/C either.



"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

I just heard of Water Wetter last month, what is this about anti-freeze? Do the two not mix?



Tom

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Tom, As far as I know there is no problem using Water Wetter with anti-freeze and in fact is supposed to improve heat transfer of anti-freeze. Personally I don't use anti-freeze because water transfers heat better than anti-freeze and it doesn't freeze in SoCal.

Water Wetter also provides corrosion protection.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

Part of the water wetter deal is lubrication and it keeps the system from corroding from the straight water. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I run glycol in my cars but have heard a lot of good things about water wetter. It has no anti freeze capability but that doesn't matter here so the Tbird might get a change of inhibitor in the future.

Thanks, I have thru the years seen so many products that did not do what they were supposed to that I have learned to ask someone that has used a product.

Tom

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