Originally Posted by RallyBob
Vickie, a quick question, is the radiator mounted lower than the top of the engine? If it is, you are probably just trapping air pockets...air will heat up much faster (and as hot as 450*!) than the coolant, and cause overheating.
This is a common issue with engine swaps with limited space. If this is the case, just get a surge tank (remote filler tank mounted higher than the engine), and you should solve the problem.
Bob
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Bob:
Thanks! We are considering adding something of that type. We have already added a bleeder screw to the top of the thermostat housing, which is almost the highest point of the system (and the point where we add the coolant). We believe we are having some air flow problems. We have some open areas that are allowing the air to pass around the radiator rather than through... so Allen is in the process of building an air box.
You know how it goes, 6 years to build the car to 90 percent. Then another year or so to tweak the last 10%. It gets a bit frustrating as all I want to do is drive the car
Keep the ideas coming as this is only the first of 2 or 3 problems we need to solve.
Thanks!
Vickie