My Ford E350 running a bit hotter
I recently had one of my cylinder heads rebuilt and a new exhaust manifold installed, as well as a new radiator and thermostat - just got back from a trip to Colorado and there were several occasions ...
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Yes, 8* re-tarded timing will definitely contribute to overheating.
I have an old Buick Apollo with a built Olds 350 rocket under hood. I figured out my distributor's advance wasn't working anymore by the temperature gauge. One day, it just started running hotter. I have electric fans, and it would still overheat in traffic or just running at idle for extended periods of time. While the engine was built with greater than 30* max advance in mind, the distributor's advance failure was holding everything down to about 4*. I swapped the dizzy, and the car runs beautifully again.
Go ahead and take that test lap again. I bet it runs at normal temperature, makes more power, and gets better fuel economy than it has in a while.
I have an old Buick Apollo with a built Olds 350 rocket under hood. I figured out my distributor's advance wasn't working anymore by the temperature gauge. One day, it just started running hotter. I have electric fans, and it would still overheat in traffic or just running at idle for extended periods of time. While the engine was built with greater than 30* max advance in mind, the distributor's advance failure was holding everything down to about 4*. I swapped the dizzy, and the car runs beautifully again.
Go ahead and take that test lap again. I bet it runs at normal temperature, makes more power, and gets better fuel economy than it has in a while.
