Radiator tips for 67 Dart with 440
Ok did some hunting through the files of receipts from the previous owner of my dart.
Gonna tag pics of the cam sheet and a screenshot of the radiator they purchased from summit.
Also, took it out for a cruise yesterday. Was a decent 65° for both cruises with a fairly breezy wind out of the east. Heading west for 10 miles and then north for 15 miles going 55 mph @2800 rpms (with the occasional foot to the floor) it crept to 210 and started to 220 by the time I turned and headed east. (Was about to go into the city and didn't want to get stick in traffic and overheat.) As soon as I turned east and had the wind bucking me, the temp dropped straight to 200 and hovered between 190 and 200.
I'm assuming with everyone you all have hinted at and given tips on it would be that I just need better cooling fans?
I'm still going to pull off the water pump housing and make sure that's all good.
The fans that are on there now look to be of a custom build. Puller fan we had a shroud put on and it helped a little but still did its dance to 240°, and the pusher fan we don't even know. The mopar guru we go to up here said it looks like a fan out of a refrigerator
My main issue with new fans is the clearance I have from the radiator to the pulley bolts. It's a very snug just under 3".
Thank you for all the input. Hopefully this problem can soon be put behind me lol.
Here's a pic of the beauty after that cruise
Ok did some hunting through the files of receipts from the previous owner of my dart.
Gonna tag pics of the cam sheet and a screenshot of the radiator they purchased from summit.
Also, took it out for a cruise yesterday. Was a decent 65° for both cruises with a fairly breezy wind out of the east. Heading west for 10 miles and then north for 15 miles going 55 mph @2800 rpms (with the occasional foot to the floor) it crept to 210 and started to 220 by the time I turned and headed east. (Was about to go into the city and didn't want to get stick in traffic and overheat.) As soon as I turned east and had the wind bucking me, the temp dropped straight to 200 and hovered between 190 and 200.
I'm assuming with everyone you all have hinted at and given tips on it would be that I just need better cooling fans?
I'm still going to pull off the water pump housing and make sure that's all good.
The fans that are on there now look to be of a custom build. Puller fan we had a shroud put on and it helped a little but still did its dance to 240°, and the pusher fan we don't even know. The mopar guru we go to up here said it looks like a fan out of a refrigerator
My main issue with new fans is the clearance I have from the radiator to the pulley bolts. It's a very snug just under 3".
Thank you for all the input. Hopefully this problem can soon be put behind me lol.
Here's a pic of the beauty after that cruise
