1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto
Ok, another update, another issue... Hopefully a solution.
Flushed the rad again. Flushed the engine over and over again. Took it for a good drive. No issues. Took it for the same drive I took it for that it overheated bad and no issues. Looks like I'm getting past the cooling issue.
Still getting heat soak issues. Have tried carb spacer... No luck. Rerouted fuel line over the valve cover with the filter behind the alternator... No change. Soo, I decided to try something else. I decided to make an aluminum heat shield to put between the carb and intake to dissipate some of the heat and help keep the carb a little cooler. I've read somewhere this helps with heat soak and vapor lock as well.
Went to go buy some sheet aluminum but my metal guy is closed until Wednesday next week and the only other metal supplier with something thick enough would want to trade my car for a small piece. Hate buying from them unless I really need to. So, we got creative. We checked out a local trust store and I found a perfect thickness aluminum serving tray. Made a cardboard template and transferred it over to the tray and cut it out. Then made a carb gasket for below the shield and sanded the coating of the tray (had pictures on it and would've burnt off anyway). Came out pretty good. Not real fancy but clean and should provide good heat deflection. Installed it and took it for a drive and so far so good. Got home and the plate was pretty warm but the carb was cool too the touch. Fingers crossed.
Even got the radio replaced with a working one.
Ok, another update, another issue... Hopefully a solution.
Flushed the rad again. Flushed the engine over and over again. Took it for a good drive. No issues. Took it for the same drive I took it for that it overheated bad and no issues. Looks like I'm getting past the cooling issue.
Still getting heat soak issues. Have tried carb spacer... No luck. Rerouted fuel line over the valve cover with the filter behind the alternator... No change. Soo, I decided to try something else. I decided to make an aluminum heat shield to put between the carb and intake to dissipate some of the heat and help keep the carb a little cooler. I've read somewhere this helps with heat soak and vapor lock as well.
Went to go buy some sheet aluminum but my metal guy is closed until Wednesday next week and the only other metal supplier with something thick enough would want to trade my car for a small piece. Hate buying from them unless I really need to. So, we got creative. We checked out a local trust store and I found a perfect thickness aluminum serving tray. Made a cardboard template and transferred it over to the tray and cut it out. Then made a carb gasket for below the shield and sanded the coating of the tray (had pictures on it and would've burnt off anyway). Came out pretty good. Not real fancy but clean and should provide good heat deflection. Installed it and took it for a drive and so far so good. Got home and the plate was pretty warm but the carb was cool too the touch. Fingers crossed.
Even got the radio replaced with a working one.
