Coolant system overhaul 66 Barracuda

Thanks for the input guys, much appreciated! I'll give it a shot with the new pump from FlowKooler and install that fan shroud then see what happens.

@dogbreath Recore was about a decade ago now- It always ran hot if not moving. I'll bring out the thermal gun next chance and make sure there isn't a cold spot on the radiator that may be plugged just to be sure. I flushed the whole system 2-3 x and filled with fresh 50/50 (distilled) as well as water wetter. That with the overflow tank did help but still gets toasty. She's a happy fish going 55-60

@66fyssh Are you running a LA 360? How much of a difference did you really notice with that new pump? Mine has a block/heads from a 1974 360 - there's a couple different pump #'s but it looks like the #1700 is what I need. Thinking that eddy air gap would be a good call too since my 273 intake has the small ports going into the 360 heads. Did having that air gap seem to cool the carb down some too? I have a thick phenolic spacer at the moment which helped but not perfect. Hopefully just getting the motor cooler will help the fuel system enough to make a difference too.

Does anyone have a good part# for a compatible 6 or 7 blade rigid fan that's available new/reproduction or is it going to be an e-bay / swap meet deal? I believe its 17" to fit the factory shroud.