454 Running Hot
So I just got back from my 2nd trip in my '84 Allegro. First trip was 300-miles RT in high-80 degree weather. Engine temps fluctuated but didn't enter the red zone until the last couple of mile from m...
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MitchF150 wrote:
What has been your maintenance schedule for the rad/coolant/engine in general?
Sounds like you have either old coolant, old T-stat, plugged rad or other??
Could even have a blown head gasket by the sounds of it??
As to the other oil cooling going thru the rad, that's normally fine, but if you are heating up like you are on the coolant, it's also heating up those other fluids too... Not so much the other way around.
Good luck!
Mitch
Thanks for the reply. I should have provided more info.
I bought the RV with a blown engine. It had sat for at least 6 years in a tow yard. I put a 20k-mile 454 in it. New water pump, new hoses, new thermostat. The radiator is original. The coolant I took out of it looked good (no signs of corrosion or anything).
