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  1. akrateffil

    Known overheat issues 4.7 RAM V8? EDIT FIXED

    I owned a 2004 Jeep with 4.7, they are probed to cracked heads. Mine had close to 200k the head repair was going to cost more than the worth of Jeep. I dumped Barsleak in radiator about every quarter and got another 30k out of it until I gave it away. It ran another3k after that until an...
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    69 Dart w/ 383- New Radiator Options

    This is the radiator I got for my Barracuda. It's a nice piece, well crafted, but my car still runs hot. My car runs a 440 fuel injection with mild cam, mechanical fan. Can't blame the heat on the radiator. There are just too many other variables at the moment. The only complaint is I had to...
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    Fan shroud question

    Thanks for your response. My shroud pictures don't show it, but it does sit off of the radiator about an inch. The shroud Covers the entire cooling area. I'm probably losing some efficiency from the lack of gentle flowing angles, as shown in one of your pics. Thanks, Andy
  4. akrateffil

    Fan shroud question

    Thanks Kuda, this is the comment I was looking for. The fan is set in the shroud roughly a 1/2". I will cut the shroud back to reveal a third to a half of the fan blade. Around the circumference I have roughly 1/2" between the blade tips and shroud. Andy
  5. akrateffil

    Fan shroud question

    I have a mechanical fan, 5 blade 18". There is about 2-3" between the fan and radiator. I had a factory style shroud that did not fit the radiator, so I made one to better fit the radiator and fan location. The car gets hot at idle, I do not have a temperature number as the factory gauge...
  6. akrateffil

    Fan shroud question

    Hey everyone, I'm having some overheating issues on my 69 Barracuda. My car has a 69 440 automatic, with the 484 purple camshaft. The radiator is a aluminum two row that measures roughly 4" thick. I use a mechanical fan. I have fabricated a fan shroud which extends to about 2" ahead of the fan...
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