Originally Posted by opelwasp
I also had a "problem"? with it heating up in 3 min to about 220 deg F. i shut it down befor it went any higher. I did some research and found that seems to be an ok temp.
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Really? Was this idling or driving? I would be looking for a distinct problem with that kind of temp rise, if that is occuring at idle only. The amount of gas combusted (and thus the heat produced) to keep the motor turning over at idle for that size of displacement is very minor compared to any level of cruise power. Any sort of stock cooling system, if operating right, should able to handle the relatively small heat load produced by idling, no sweat. The coolant should settle in just above the thermostat temp, IMO. At cruise and higher power, that's when you should need the higher capacity cooling system.
Mark B.