Try a fan shroud if you don't already have one. It will help the fan pull the
air through the radiator instead of around it.
Terry Stellman
1949 3600
Missouri City, Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: Banjomike@aol.com [SMTP:Banjomike@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 10:37 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: [oletrucks] Radiator Mystery
Hey everybody--
I'm hoping someone can solve this problem. Recently the old radiator in my
'bus ('55 235 engine) gave out. I went to the junk yard and found one that
bolted in and was approximately the same size as my old one (length wise, I
think it is is a couple inches short. When I put it in, it didn't leak and I
thought I was done. Drove it around and it overheated. No problem, bought a
new thermostat. It helped a little, but not enough. Took the thermostat out
all together, and it still overheated. Last week end I took the radiator out,
had it cleaned and recored---still overheats, but the temperature stays at a
level just to the right of the middle of the (original) gauge.
I'm pretty sure the gauge is OK. Is it the size of the radiator? Is it the
radiator cap? I don't know what it came out of, but I found it in the truck
section of the junkyard.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
Mike
Inland Empire Beater Club
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