nm9stheham
Well-Known Member
^^^ Pulling a valve cover was my next suggestion....
Maybe you're just driving it more and a bit harder with the good help and the confidence that gives. Retarded and lean normally lead to being hotter, not cooler.I've had the car out four or five times since I got it back from Rick, it's got plenty of heat now. Seems maybe the timing being slightly retarded and carb lean could have been the issue because the problems gone.
I think the heater thing is clear, and it is an indicator that the coolant temps were indeed cold... at least at the top front of the intake....and now they are not. And now having hot heater heat likely says it is not just an electrical thing that made the gauges read wrong.Absolutely nice and hot. So now that the engine is getting up to temp, the heater is more than adequate.
Still wierd though how I couldn't get the engine up yo temp with 90 degree days here in Florida??? The mornings that were in the 50's I could not even get the heater to warm up unless at a stoplight.