#1963 ford thunderbird pulley cracked

The car may have but 12K original miles on it, and is running the original 390 FE.Ģ. So, I'd like to respond to a couple of questions asked so far and maybe add a couple things.ġ. As such, I know the car and also want to help my buddy out. I'm helping Schaefer work on the car, and *may* have enabled his purchase of it. Personally, I would do all I could to re-use the original equipment rad/surge tank and if that meant taking it to a rad shop for a steam clean and pressure test, so be it. I would not trade my original Ford radiators for any aftermarket ones. In other words, It was an good quality system to have. The original would have had a surge tank and would have been an extra duty rad. One thing I did note is that you have replaced the rad.

#1963 ford thunderbird pulley cracked

Timing is important as it cause abnormal heat to accumulate in the heads which is them transferred via the water jackets into the engine.Ī warped or cracked head and/or a blown head gasket can also allow the heat of combustion to escape the confines of the cylinder.

Other things that effect engine temps are the tune of the engine. Those are the most obvious problems when you have an issue with overheating at idle. Is another pulley in the system hard to turn and dragging the speed of the fan/belt down? Is the fan the wrong pitch or for an application that pushes instead of pulls? If it overheats at idle then there is obviously not enough air moving threw the rad.Īre all the original factory air dams in place?Īre the belts slipping, are they adjusted to correct tension? If it's fine on the road then there is obviously enough air going threw the rad to keep the engine cool.