My car has run hot since I got it about a year and a half ago. I have not put many miles on the car and I'm limited to short trips. My car looks as if it had a roll cage in it at some point of its 47 year life. I see 4 holes in the floor in a square shape on both the drivers and passengers side right behind the front seats which makes me think a roll cage was present.
I am waiting on a new radiator since the one I paid good money to have re cored sprung a leak the other day. I will be bringing it back to them to have them fix what they for some reason did not fix the first time.
If my new thermostat and radiator do not get my factory temp gauge to hold steady around 1/2 way or just below what else can I pursue as the cause of running hot?
My buddy is convinced my car was driven hard and suggested the block might be filled with epoxy or some kind of cement that drag racers use. If I have no luck is a tear down in order or could I find out some other way?
I am waiting on a new radiator since the one I paid good money to have re cored sprung a leak the other day. I will be bringing it back to them to have them fix what they for some reason did not fix the first time.
If my new thermostat and radiator do not get my factory temp gauge to hold steady around 1/2 way or just below what else can I pursue as the cause of running hot?
My buddy is convinced my car was driven hard and suggested the block might be filled with epoxy or some kind of cement that drag racers use. If I have no luck is a tear down in order or could I find out some other way?