Early A Radiator help
So are any of you guys running the VISCOUS FAN on this setup with the later style water pump? The pump and this fan extend much more than the old factory fan and iron pump do. So I can tell I will need to eliminate the spacer that was on the 273, and am wondering just how tight it is going to be on which ever radiator I go with.
thanks!
When you start mixing parts, {1964/65 Car, 1970 era water pump, 1970 radiator}
its going to be trial and error.
The "viscous" clutch fan hubs are available at your local Auto parts store
in varying thickness, so you can find thinner/thicker as you need.
You can ask the counter person to bring you a couple to the counter to look at. Take them out of the box, and look at them from the side.
That what I had to do when trying to get a better cooling solution for my
427 big block in my '67 Camaro. I compared about 5 different clutch fan units,
till I founf the one I could use, with the Swap meet clutch fan I had bought at Carlisle.
On the Camaro trying to kool it down on the highway;
I added a shroud, a clutch fan, a Flow Kooler water pump,
and a High Flow 180f thermostat, a spoiler under the
valance panel {Chin spoiler some people call them}, and the car still was
getting to 215f on the highway, on a hot day after about 20 miles.
I ended up having to get a Big radiator for the car.
When is your engine getting too warm, is it in slow traffic, only,
or is it also when on the road. If you are only having a proble in stopped/ slow moving trafic you only need to add more airflow, like maybe as simple as a 12" to 14" pusher electirc fan in front of the radiator.
If your engine is running hot even at 40 mph or higher on the road, you need more cooling capacity, { a Bigger radiator}.
The 1970 and newer radiators are available at the local Advance Auto stores,
{Part America Kragen etc....} but, they May be a little taller than the early
'60's factory radiator,
I recall seeing a 1965 Barracuda at the drag strip a few years back, the the
metal under the radiator, had been cut on either side of the radiator and bent down to let the radiator sit lower, in order for it to fit.
All this stuff is basically try the part and see if it fits, I am lucky to know the
Advance Auto parts store personnel, and because i buy many of my parts there, they are willing to help me hunt stuff down.
Don't forget to say Thank You to a helpful counter person.
This reminds me, I should go buy some bagels or donuts for the local
store, as they helped me last weekend on my 1987 Dodge W150 project. :)
Lee/cavemanmoron
