i have a 54 buick with all original organs, i recently pulled out the dynaflo and did a gasket kit and torque ball seal. well i got it all ****oned up and was shifting through the gears and noticed when i shift out from reverse its rough.i get good responses out off all the gears but like i said coming out of reverse is scary. anything i can do or adjust? another thing is over heating, i changed the thermostat out, but it doesnt look like the water is circulating in the radiator..any help would be very appreciated!
With it at operating temp.....shut it down and place your hand in the center of the radiator core. It should be hot....if its cold in the center then you have a plugged radiator. Center should be the same temp as the edges. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Why waste time. Pull the radiator, take it to a RADIATOR shop. It IS plugged.. Rough reverse may be too fast idle. Should be around 475/600 rpm. Ben
ill try that out, thanks txturbo. and that makes sence firstinsteele, i did also rekit the carb. ill do a timing and tune. thanks for the help !
While chasing a cooling problem, don't overlook a thorough block flushing. You'll be amazed at what ac***ulates in the block water jackets. "dust", "rust' & "crud", all of which uses up space intended for coolant and contributes to the radiator being clogged. You might consider removing the water pump while you have the radiator out and use a pressure washer in any open water port to help loosen the junk. The best method is when the heads are off and/or core plugs removed, but since you are likely not inclined to go that far, just flush as best you can. Ray
thanks for the tip ray, i forgot to mention that yesterday when i noticed the high temps the water in the radiator did come to a boil and puked some out the overflow, does that change the idea of flushing the radiator? this is all from an idle, no driving.
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