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Old 09-28-2011, 05:30 PM   #59
James Rogers
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Default Re: UPDATE....Ok so a brand new radiator and it still runs hot

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Originally Posted by Purdy Swoft View Post
Just to add to the list of possibilities, if the engine has been sleeved it will run hotter. Engines that have been sleeved can't transfer the heat to the water jacket the same because the sleeve isn't part of the engine block. but is pressed into place
Not true. Just as running a .125 overbore will overheat, that's not true either. If you ever bore a Model A through the wall into the water jacket you will have to bore over .300 radius. I have bored a cylinder .250 and still the cylinder was not compromised.
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