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07-17-2017, 08:08 AM | #81 |
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Phil, It overheated with the old radiator also. It's brass similar to the old style. I plan on cleaning out the block. I did flush out the block before the new radiator went in as well as you can. It gets hot where ever I drive it....
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Several years ago when I had to replaced the heads on my '34 I decided to clean out the block as best as I could without removing the engine from the car. With the heads off I scraped the water passages as best as I could with various lengths and thickness of stiff wire like coat hangers. I used various flat tipped screwdrivers as well. I then used extreme high pressure compressed air to blow out every orifice in the block that I could see. I was amazed at the amount of sand and debris that was blown out of that block! After the job was done and having the car out on the road for several months I found that I had to add thermostats for the first time ever because the running temperatures would never get over 140 degrees. I installed a pair of 160 stats and the car has never run better....
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07-17-2017, 12:43 PM | #85 |
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Wow! What crap. You will have to keep your eye on that in the future.. That may not be the last you will see of that. May have to be run and cleaned out several more times.
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You can also blow out some of it with an extended air nozzle. BUT be aware it will blow a cloud of junk everywhere!!!
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07-17-2017, 04:37 PM | #88 |
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Mike, I use both the shop vac method with a rubber hose, and then used a pressure washer with out the sprayer tip on it. Just used the sprayer tube and was able to get a ton of crudola out of it. Also with the heads on, and no thermostat, used a high pressure down the housing and into the block in an effort to wash it out as well.
If you need radiator work, Rick's out in Azusa does excellent work, and knows old Fords. 693 E Arrow Hwy Azusa, CA 91702 Do you go to the cruise in at Dukes on Wednesday's
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07-18-2017, 07:36 AM | #90 |
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I just had the heads off a 59AB engine. Lots of rust in the passages, I used a long 1/4" aluminum pipe on the end of an air nozzle to blow out all the crud. It took some time to get it all. The engine runs a lot cooler now.
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07-18-2017, 05:52 PM | #92 |
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Use a stocking on first start up to catch any from going into the Radiator. Ted
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07-18-2017, 09:01 PM | #93 |
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Mike, it seems you have done all the things to make it run cool. I don't know how to sure; but can't you do a "LEAK DOWN TEST". I believe by brazing/welding a shadrer valve onto a spark plug, so you can blow air into a cylinder. Fill one cylinder at a time to about 90#. Then watch it if holds pressure for a length of time. This hopefully would show which cylinder has a bad head gasket, crack, ??? Maybe other Fordbarners can share info how to do a leakdown test. Any how, I share your frustration. Hard to truly enjoy your car/hobby with it not running correct. Good luck.
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07-18-2017, 09:03 PM | #94 |
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Let him clean the block out first! A block full of sand is not going to cool well.
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07-18-2017, 10:55 PM | #95 |
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Thanks guys for all the suggestions and advice. I appreciate all comments. I 'll post photos of what comes out. I'm hoping this is the problem. I'm letting it dry out and will probably get to it in a week or so......wish me luck!
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07-23-2017, 08:41 PM | #96 |
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OK....got this out of one side....
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07-23-2017, 08:43 PM | #97 |
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Found this round cloth also...weird..
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07-23-2017, 08:47 PM | #98 |
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And this crack.... between intake seat and sleeve...is that a problem?
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07-23-2017, 09:02 PM | #99 |
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Wow! That's a lot of crap; getting it out of there should help a lot. About the crack, I'm not so sanguine. I used to run 'em like that in the '60's with no problems, but these days? Good luck to you!
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