J par, you posted that once you removed your shroud you do not over heat. Is that sitting still in traffic as well as moving?
Johnny Dart. On post #90 if you go back and read you will see I plan on trying a mechanical fan if there is clearance. Also this car never had a 7 blade fan, the stock one was a 4 blade. Also my timing is at 14/32 as stated in the 1st post so you can be pretty sure that's not the issue.
As for people trying things that aren't factory that's part of the fun of a build. Yes sometimes we may become frustrated and chase our tail but most times we figure it out. I'm not a mopar purist and will never be. I "want" to be able to use electric fans. I personally think they look much better and are much safer plus they dont rob HP. Just my preference.
I dont want the simple things otherwise it would still be a 273 2 bbl.
I've gotten a bunch of really good information from this thread and I'm trying to test not just guess as I work to solving my issue. I also want to document everything as I go so others can see my path to correction and the methods i used.
Thanks for all the help so far, I'm hoping this week I get some time to try the 4 blade fan. If the car then runs cool I will look for another way to make electric fans work.
Thanks Rod
