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Originally Posted by tedbill
I'm having my '34 Phaeton restored... Will probably put the car in parades, so overheating is more of a concern than power.
Any recommendations or insights are appreciated!
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Hi Everyone. tedbill, it's good you are thinking about this now!
Have you done a parade before? I'm just asking because they can be stressful on cooling (and clutch). You're not driving fast enough to get any significant air thru radiator for the length of the parade, and while waiting for your part of it to begin.
One thing original cars had that helped cooling and is often missing are the pans that go between the engine and the ground. They help direct flow thru the radiator but get in the way for things like steering, headlight switch, and distributor maintenance. So a lot of them were pitched.
It may take some imaginative thinking like making a radiator shroud or an accessory electric fan to make a good parade car.