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I have installed a 7 blade direct drive fan. The air flow through the radiator is much greater now but the same issue is still occurring. The fan is still about an inch and a half away from the radiator. I will do more looking at the timing. I am just stumped!

The radiator I now use is a 22" radiator. I can't seem to find my receipt so I don't remember the name of the radiator company I got it from. But it is an all aluminum welded radiator that has the exact appearance of the original radiator. It has the rounded tank on top and if it was painted...

I probably need to change my name on here. I used to have a 66 Barracuda and that is when I used the 66fish name. I no longer have the Barracuda. But I have named my 66 Dart Clyde. So, I can get in my Dart named Clyde and ride!!

The way I filled the radiator was to put about a gallon of pure coolant in the engine (cold) and a gallon of water. Then I would start the engine and begin to fill the radiator until it was about an inch above the rows in the radiator. I would keep the engine running until it came up to...

Yes, the engine was taken to a machine shop and it was put in acid, the deck was cut 5 thousand the heads were cut 5 thousand, the rods checked and the crank was polished. Plus when we got the block home we washed it out with soap and water, used brushed to clean out all the galleys and put in...

The original engine for this car was a 225 slant 6. It never ran hot. The 225 had began to use oil and it needed to be rebuilt. I had another 66 Dart GT with this 273 4bbl engine. That one was wrecked. I took all the V-8 stuff out and put the engine in the current 66. The 273 4bbl in the...

Thank all of you for your replies. I will find another fan. Would one of the aftermarket "fit all" shrouds work? As you can tell I'm not looking for maximum performance. I jus want a car I can drive and enjoy. It is not going to be left in the garage and only taken out if the weather is just...

I have a 1966 Dart GT with a 273 4bbl engine. The engine has been refreshed with new rings, bearing and gaskets. Original pistons were used since there was very little wear in the cylinders. I did change the cam from original to a Comp Cam XE262. The engine has the LD4B intake and a Competition...