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Hi everyone,
My 66 289 is over heating. I have flushed the cooling system, don't have a heater so thats no problem, replaced thermostat, also checked the water pump and its fine. I haven't taken the heads off but know that the head gaskets are on correct not back wards. I let the engine run and the thermostat opens and I look into the resovoir on the radiator and it isn't flowing as fast as it should, its just a slow stream. I am getting a little water coming out of only one tail pipe. I'm thinking I have a cracked head gasket, when the presure builds up in the cooling system it is leaking more into one of the cylinders, taking away from the flow into the radiator. The water in the cylinder is keeping the engine hot, evaporating and getting pushed out with the exhaust, the condensing on the way out the pipe. But the water coming out of the pipe is so little, I'm thinking that maybe My radiator is clogged up by some gunky crap from the previous owner. Water is only flowing down a few on the rows and not getting enough exposure to the fins to cool off in time before re-entering the block. Has anyone had an overheating experience that took them forever to figure out? What steps did you take? Any Suggestions? Please I'm desparate, I have 3 Classic Fords, this one is the closest one to being running. I haven't driven since last September. I'm diing(to drive).
Bart
My 66 289 is over heating. I have flushed the cooling system, don't have a heater so thats no problem, replaced thermostat, also checked the water pump and its fine. I haven't taken the heads off but know that the head gaskets are on correct not back wards. I let the engine run and the thermostat opens and I look into the resovoir on the radiator and it isn't flowing as fast as it should, its just a slow stream. I am getting a little water coming out of only one tail pipe. I'm thinking I have a cracked head gasket, when the presure builds up in the cooling system it is leaking more into one of the cylinders, taking away from the flow into the radiator. The water in the cylinder is keeping the engine hot, evaporating and getting pushed out with the exhaust, the condensing on the way out the pipe. But the water coming out of the pipe is so little, I'm thinking that maybe My radiator is clogged up by some gunky crap from the previous owner. Water is only flowing down a few on the rows and not getting enough exposure to the fins to cool off in time before re-entering the block. Has anyone had an overheating experience that took them forever to figure out? What steps did you take? Any Suggestions? Please I'm desparate, I have 3 Classic Fords, this one is the closest one to being running. I haven't driven since last September. I'm diing(to drive).
Bart
