Classic Car Cooling Tips and Tricks Episode 222 Autorestomod 

True.

I'm not a big fan of tint. At night it can make backing up and seeing around you problematic. Now if someone could come up with car glass that has the auto dimming feature....

also use distilled water or better yet just buy 50/50 no guess work...information in this video isnt great

Thanks for the input Mike.

Is it possible that the block mounted exposed portion of the switch also gets heat from the block and headers which might cause an earlier reading for the fans? The actual coolant temp is the same at the intake manifold,but the manifold itself should be cooler than the block itself.

Also dummy me was running 70/30% ratio with distilled water....but was running 70% coolant instead of water! So much to learn frm mistakes.

Yep,softened water the best choice for Phoenix AZ anyway. Glad I watched this befor making a second cooling mistake.BTW I have a smaller air intake area (vertically) and the radiator is taller, so mabe I should fabricate a scoop to direct air up towards the top portion ?

Brandon Loveday Brandon, Thanks so much for the kind words. We are waiting on alignment specs from the front suspension company. As soon as we get those, we will be posting a closeout of the Nightmistress. Very shortly after that she goes up for sale--we need money to grow the business...

Realistically, I would want a reading from the thermostat housing, which is where your engine temp reading will come from. Do this with an infrared laser thermometer. Then, take a reading from the bottom of the radiator at the lower hose. You should see roughly a 20 percent drop in temp between the two. Lots of things can contribute to higher temps in an engine. Clogged radiator, an inefficient fan, no shroud, too much timing, wrong sized shroud can all or individually effect temps.

Robert Read Good call Robert! We didn't go into that and should have.

I haven't seen this issue. But if the radiator is not well cared for it will deteriorate. Some of this could be the quality of the aluminum too.

The foil seems to slow the thermal push a bit compared to no foil.

We're planning to go through the factory A/C on our resident '70 RS/SS for a future episode.

@@AutoRestoMod that would be awesome can't wait

Thanks for the kind words! I can see how you would say that!

Keep in mind that often, cleaning will cause issues. The cleaners will exploit any weak spots. But I have heard Simple Green Diluted in water is a good way to go inside the radiator. It will need to be flushed out and fresh coolant added.

Simple Green works well, look it up on the net for best practices...

That is an option.

Integra DIY If you are working on a Camaro like the one in the video you will want to... Take out the battery first (This will help get to the radiator bolts later on). Drain the coolant by disconnecting the lower radiator hose. Once it is drained disconnect the upper radiator hose from the radiator side. If you are running a fan unbolt the shroud clip which is in the center top of the shroud, then you can undo the 4 bolts which hold the fan blade and remove the shroud and fan at the same time. If the car has an automatic it might have trans cooler lines that run from the trans to the radiator and now would be the time to undo them. Finally, unbolt the four bolts that hold the radiator in place there are two on each side. Pull the radiator out and your done. Hope this helps a little. - Jonah

Integra DIY Integra, I don;t believe we say in the about section or the headline that the video is about how to remove a Camaro radiator. We're sorry if in any way we gave that impression.

Yep.

James, what are we working on?

1972 F250 with 390 fe

At idle temp rises in stop and go traffic. I have original 5 blade flex fan.

He is less big now. But he is still 6'4".

Beauty of America bud, you can do what you want!

AnDre G Are you talking about the distributor or the Atomic fuel injection?

the msd 6A box

That's the dumbest thing I read on the internet all day.

this is interesting.

Ehhh no no gain for me. I have not sold one aluminum radiator..ever. If brass is so much better...why are the manufacturers using aluminum radiators now? Why is aluminum bad? Do you run a radiator shop? What is your financial interest in brass radiators...see, we can both throw shade. I do like that you collect rain water...that seems fascinating and time consuming.

Aluminum radiators are soooo much better. Aluminum dumps the heat off way faster! lol

Aluminium is cheaper.

No need to shout. Have a great day.

Andy Perkins Well Andy, we DO work on them when we are doing an episode on that sort of thing. this week was tips and trick for your radiator and general cooling.

18 minutes and 25 seconds... actually

Christian Nelson One site we looked at said from about 190 to 210 for EFI like the Atomic system this car has and 180-200 for carbureted. We'll probably just leave the fans set to run when the engine starts on this one. The electric fan in the'67 Fastback Mustang we have is set to come on at 180 degrees.

I bet you are fun at parties. Some states do have harder water with greater deposits in the local water. According to my research at the time, it is like the oil debate...everybody has an opinion about it. And yes, I DID research what I was saying, and several sources (I don't just look for the answer I want and stop, I look at many places to get my answers) tap water is fine. Especially if you are doing your yearly flush. Try being a little less snotty, more people will invite you round I expect.

Mat m go play in your tap water.