topside
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If you don't have a fan shroud, get one on there - makes a huge difference.
Sorry, yes I have a shroud from Mancini.Shroud?
I've not as of yet. I did check it when I got it out of storage in July, and it was still at 35 degrees total, where it always has been.I'm a big fan of fresh air intake, but I think you have another issue ......... have you experimented with timing or anything else?
fan should only be 1/3 in shroud. It does not matter how close the fan is to radiator.Sorry, yes I have a shroud from Mancini.
Using spacers I've got that fan as close to 1/3 in the shroud as I can get. That was a point that was stressed to me two years ago when I bought the shroud. Thanks for making the point though.fan should only be 1/3 in shroud. It does not matter how close the fan is to radiator.
I check the rad hoses when it's both hot and cold, and haven't seen any collapsing. The pulley size is OEM. Both the crank pulley and the water pump pulley. I've been told not to overspeed the water pump as too much velocity can actually hurt cooling as the fluid doesn't stay in the radiator long enough for it to be cooled.I would be curious about the rad hose collapsing. Just a thought but I have to agree buy a hood don't screw up that beautiful one you have. Another thought would be pulley size on the water pump is it oem. Is it the correct one Another thought.
The engine had a clutch fan originally. It measured 20.5". The 440 was taken out of a 1977 New Yorker. I ran it for a while but couldn't get a shroud to fit it, so went to a 19" Derale solid fan, and a shroud from Mancini which fit up perfect.Thermostat, radiator and shroud. Something not functioning correctly. Flex fan or fan clutch maybe. A hole in the hood isn't going to make a difference.
Ive bought 2 Derale fans and they just never worked for me. I do have a flex fan on the Bee but plan to go back to factory setup.The engine had a clutch fan originally. It measured 20.5". The 440 was taken out of a 1977 New Yorker. I ran it for a while but couldn't get a shroud to fit it, so went to a 19" Derale solid fan, and a shroud from Mancini which fit up perfect.
I could try a 19" flex fan. I own a 17", but that was for the old 318. I could also grab a 195 stat as well. To be honest, the poor car, which just came out of storage the beginning of July, will be going back into storage in another 4-6 weeks. So we'll see what I get done this year. If I'm busy over winter(I'm a contractor)I could treat myself to a new stat, fan, and fibreglass hood, lol.It sounds like you need to move more air when you are standing still. I would try a different fan blade set up. You said Derale fan, but there is different ones. The ones with the rigid tapered fins didn't seem to work as well as the flex fan, for me. Big difference. The scoop wont do much good when you are sitting still. 195 thermostat might help as well. Hold the coolant in the radiator longer, pull more air through the radiator.
17 inch fan is to smallI could try a 19" flex fan. I own a 17", but that was for the old 318. I could also grab a 195 stat as well. To be honest, the poor car, which just came out of storage the beginning of July, will be going back into storage in another 4-6 weeks. So we'll see what I get done this year. If I'm busy over winter(I'm a contractor)I could treat myself to a new stat, fan, and fibreglass hood, lol.
Yeah. As I mentioned, it was for the 318 that was in the car originally. I can order a 19, which will fit the shroud properly.17 inch fan is to small