I know that somewhere along this saga with the new to me 1967 Barracuda I have questioned ya'll about the proper thermostat temp for a 318.
The consensus was 180 - 190, so I had bought one to include in my latest list for my fav dealer.
The old man and son who put this 318 together were clowns! And it's beginning to get frustrating dealing with all the fixes.
("Cobbled together" someone else posted, is corrcet!)
**Well so today, the shop shows me that there is no thermostat in the housing!!!!
The old man liked the aftermarket gagues under the dash. But....the sensor probe for the aftermarket temperature gauge sticks so far into the housing that there was no room for a thermostat.
**SO THEY LEFT IT OUT!!!! REALLY???
I can only assume that since his intention was to only drive short distances to local shows, that he wasn't concerned about it! And didn't tell me about it! No wonder I can't get any heat!
But, when we looked closely at the hose coming off the radiator, we discovered what the rattle noise was that I had them looking for.
The fan blade - hitting the hose - almost all the way through.
I'll be ordering a shorter fan blade. But because the end of the radiator nozzle is sooo close to the fan blade, I may need a modified hose too.
The other option is more extensive - cutting some extra holes in the radiator mounting and raising the radiator an inch.
