overheating

ok got it removed the thermostat and with what was done yesterday it doesnt spill a drop ,,, thanks for all the ideas ,,, aircoup

 

running without a thermostat doesn't solve the problem, just prolongs the symptom, if that makes any sense. Post some pics when you have time.

 

The over flow hose must be under the fluid level of the Schlitz bottle for it to reclaim the fluid back into the system. If the hose is too high or the hose has a crack in it, the vacuum is broken and the coolant does not return to the system as it cools. If you look on those white plastic coolant recovery tanks in a modern car you'll see the there is a hot level and a cool level. The level changes as the engine warms and cools.

My 34 P/U wont get hot enough to operate properly with out a thermostat on my 34 Ford original radiator. You need a thermostat.

 

well seems to be operating in the 190 degree area without pukin a drop , without a stat runnin around town , if it aint broke dont mess with it right ?????

 

Leave well enough alone. It will just take longer to warm up.

I do not run a thermostat in my 38 Chevy, just a restrictor where the thermostat fits. In winter it does not get warmed up past 140 unless I sit idling for long time. But with no heater I don't drive much in winter. Summer runs around 180-200.

 

Curious does the car boilover and puke with the cap off.If you get hot that fast with cap on or off i would check for stem going into the system,either blown head gasket which you would see in ehaust,or worse a crack somewhere eacapeing in to water jacket.

 

I am not a fan of leaving the thermostat out as a crutch for a cooling problem. Incomplete combustion, oil contamination, increased cylinder wear, long or never warm ups, loss of power and increased time with choke on are just a few.

 

You don't need to raise your raidiator just raise your fill point. If you will notice most cars that have the raidaitor lower then the engine have a fill point aither at the original T stat location or at the highest point in the system.

It is real easy to do with a tank from a Thunderbird, it served as surge tank as well as a fill point. You can then move your T stat to its original location.

 

60's to 80's Corvette tanks too and they look good.



The cooling system really needs a restriction somewhere to slow the coolant down enough to let heat transfer happen in the radiator.

I lived in the SoCal low desert and offroaded a 72 Jimmy with a built big block. In the summer, you don't wanna' be miles from nowhere with a stuck thermostat.

I'd use a large washer with a 3/4" hole instead of a thermostat. Worked great for the 15 years I owned it. Had a stock 4 row A/C radiator and factory clutch fan.

 

I was thinkin' surge tank as well. Any '58 to at least '66 FE Ford will have one. Look at where the radiator is in a '64 Galaxie or t-Bird... pretty low. Some fitting may be needed to get the tank fitted, but it should take care of the problem.

Bob