[JOZW30]

New (last spring) aluminum "performance" water pump.

New modified t-stat (tested before install).

Had 4-core radiator recored and tested.

Lower hose not collapsing.

Same (correct #s) pulleys as on car before rear change.

Moving the initial timing up or down hasn't really made much difference to the thermals. It can sit there at idle after start up and not go above 160-170 degrees all day. Start moving and it slowly creeps up and up and up and will stabilize pretty much just north of 200. Obviously hotter on hotter days.

I thought maybe we didn't get the block cavities cleaned out real good and it's clogged up? has anyone ever tried to pull the lower block plugs while the motor is still in the car? Guessing it's a bloody mess.

One last question about the fan clutch, when the motor is hot, and I shut the car down, should the clutch be tight, or should it spin by hand pretty easily?

Thanks again for responding the 800th &quot;my enigne's running hot post&quot;! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]