What's the possibility that you just overfilled the radiator? And when the thermostat opens, the upper radiator hose will get hot.

 

Jack the front of the car up so the radiator is the highest point. Start the car with the cap off. Let it run until it is warmed and coolant is flowing. Miss sure it is full. Let it the car down and cap it. Should be good to go.

Oh, and I challenge you to be able to touch anything at or above 180-195 degrees for any length of time.

 

Did you replace the water pump because you thought it would make the engine run cooler? 99.99999% of the time, that will not be the case. Did your replace the pump with the correct water pump? There are several pumps available and some are wrong for a '67.

 

It is the correct pump. My previous mechanic thought it would be a good thing to do when he did the original evaluation of the the car after I bought it. Mostly because you just don't know how old it was, and for the money it was a good piece of mind.

 

OK I understand that, but I thought you are trying to solve a heating issue? What exactly is happening that leads you to think you have an issue?

 

if you topped the radiator off and put the cap back on and ran it till it got hot (180). the water expanded and had to go somewhere so it goes to the recovery tank. don't worry when the water cools off and contracts it will cause a vacume in the radiator and suck water back into the radiator. this is normal operation. every car does it with a recovery tank.
in the old days before recovery tanks, you would fill it up and it would spit a certain amount out(after getting hot). this is where it would stay filled. if you took the cap off the radiator when cool usually the top of the fins were visible with no coolant above them. now when you ran your car and it got hot your fins would be covered.

 

Sounds normal to me.

 

It is normal for the top tank in the radiator to be hot. The coolant in the top has just come from the engine. The coolant at the bottom tank should be about 30°F cooler.

Coolant should be about 1" below the neck when filled. Any more than that it will just spit it out. Coolant, like anything else, expands when hot.

 

To answer Pete's question: I guess i'm not accustomed to the older cars. After driving a little while it just seems like there is a lot of heat radiating from engine bay. Probably just need to get used to it.

Update: So this morning after it sat overnight, the water level in the radiator is a bout a quarter inch over the fins. The overflow tank has about an inch in it, which was almost full yesterday. I ran it a little while with the cap off, stayed about the same level. Capped it ran another 10 minutes or so. So gurgling and rushing water sounds like last night. Took for a ride around the block, no issues. I might be OK I guess. I venture out later for a longer ride.

Thanks for everyone's help.

 

Well that is honest and about as unscientific as it gets Worry about the stock market , not this car. That is, unless your temperature gauge shows it overheating or you are spewing coolant as you drive.

 

Do you have an aftermarket temp gauge and know for sure it's over heating? The coolant spewing out of your radiator could be that you over filled the system.

 

So.. First of, I'm not a mechanic

No different than 99% of the folks here.

Paul