68 Barracuda 440 getting hot in traffic
A 26” core does nothing when a 22” opening is all you have. Stay tuned. The OP has gotten what he asked for!
BS. I'll post a picture of exactly how little of the 26" radiator is "covered" by the 22" radiator shroud. It has little to no effect on the cooling abilities of the 26" radiator.
And, that's only if the fan isn't running. If the fan shroud covers the whole radiator, the fan pulls air across the whole radiator. That's why the shroud is there.
Are you suggesting the OP to overdrive the fan? A Stock 26” is not possible on a 68 to my knowledge. Please enlighten us.
No, I am not suggesting the OP overdrive the fan. I'm suggesting he find out if he's underdriving the fan, and whether or not he has the correct water pump for the pulley set up he has. If he has a mismatch of stock pulleys, he may not have the drive ratio he's supposed to.
I have no idea if a 26" radiator was available stock in '68, I don't believe they were. That said, yes, a stock 26" radiator will fit in his '68. 26" radiators were available in all of the later A/C cars, the radiator support is the same except for the opening. And the opening isn't that different.
You can put a electric fan out front on a thermostat that only comes on at 200 if you want use it like a pusher fan when your in traffic lugging around.
Hanging a pusher fan out if front just slows airflow the rest of the time. A properly tuned mechanical fan system should work just fine for the OP. If you want an electric fan, the mechanical should be dropped entirely and replaced with an electric to handle all the cooling duties. Running both is just inefficient.
Guys, it's not a stock radiator..the car was restored in 2006.
As far as the car actually boiling over it didn't but the longer I sat there the more the temp creeped up until I shut it down.
I bought the car and didn't get enough info on the engine build.
It definitely has a decent cam in it but I dont know the specs.
When I bring it back tomorrow from the car show I'll let it sit while running and actually see how hot it gets with a temp gun... didn't want to do that at the car show with all the chevys around!
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That is a great looking car! :thumbsup: I love notch's!
Yes, I would suggest confirming your temp gauge readings are accurate, the little aftermarket gauges can be misleading. My autometer temp gauge reads like 10°F high at 200°. Pictures of the rest of the radiator and shroud set up will help, it doesn't look like you have a stock shroud on there. Also, a picture showing where the fan sits in the shroud would be helpful, as they have to be in the right spot too.
Measure the pulleys. You need to overdrive the water pump.
Just because it has "stock" pulleys doesn't mean it's the correct pulleys.
He doesn't need to overdrive the fan. He just needs to make sure he has the right pulley ratio.
