Starting Problems Updated 7-2-08 Reply #15 – August 12, 2007, 03:49:03 PM Quote from: Tbird232ci;168224You want the coolant to get hot. The coolant draws the heat from the engine, then sits in the radiator to get cool, then draws it out of the engine, and then sits to get cool.If it never stays in the engine long enough to draw the heat, what good does it do?Amen:birdsmily: Quote Selected
Starting Problems Updated 7-2-08 Reply #16 – August 13, 2007, 02:54:25 PM Increasing pump flow will decrease the average temperature of the bulk fluid. It will also decrease the fluid temperature in the block and increase the fluid temperature in the radiator. It doesn't matter how much "time" the fluid remains in the block or radiator. Too much flow is almost never a bad thing...unless you begin to have cavitation in the pump. The fluid can't pass by too fast. Also, for all intents and purposes, you can't have too much airflow over the radiator. Turbulent flow won't act as an insulator. Turbulent is far better than laminar. Quote Selected
Starting Problems Updated 7-2-08 Reply #17 – August 14, 2007, 11:42:36 PM Quote from: softtouch;168127Doesn't that mean the coolent is also moving through the engine faster? Less time to get hot. Seems like it would all balance out. Yes, it would be going through quicker, and yes, the coolant wouldn't heat up as much, which is EXACTLY the problem. If the coolant doesn't heat up, that means it isn't removing the heat from the block. It's just as important to slow the coolant down inside the block as it is through the radiator. If it moves too fast in either, then the heat exchange in either direction (to the coolant from the block or from the coolant to the radiator) is not effective. So, no, it won't balance. It will snowball into a much bigger problem. Quote Selected
Starting Problems Updated 7-2-08 Reply #18 – August 15, 2007, 10:44:26 AM Quote from: Old_Paint;169061Yes, it would be going through quicker, and yes, the coolant wouldn't heat up as much, which is EXACTLY the problem. If the coolant doesn't heat up, that means it isn't removing the heat from the block. It's just as important to slow the coolant down inside the block as it is through the radiator. If it moves too fast in either, then the heat exchange in either direction (to the coolant from the block or from the coolant to the radiator) is not effective. So, no, it won't balance. It will snowball into a much bigger problem.This entire statement is patently false. Quote Selected
Finally an update Reply #19 – July 02, 2008, 12:30:52 PM With CatJam just around the corner, and the fact that I was getting because I couldn't drive my car anywhere because I would have to wait for it to cool down to start again, I decided to get off my butt and get some work done. Made a trip to Summit Racing and picked up the Ford Racing mini starter with wiring harness (I probably could have gotten it cheaper somewhere else, but if I had any problems, I could easily return it to Summit), a heat wrap for the new starter, a Mr. Gasket 180° thermostat, new thermostat gasket, and some sealant. So last Sunday I decided was the day to do the work. First I did the Thermostat so the car wasn't hot from testing the starter. Went nice and easy. Then came the time to do the starter. Removed the bottom bolt without any trouble, but the top bolt was a pita to get to. So I removed the passenger front tire, and viola, all that was needed was the socket, a 3" extension and a wratchet, and I was able to reach in through the K-member and all wnet easy. Removed the old starter, old wiring, installed the new stuff torqued it all down wired it up and it started without any problems. No leaks from the thermostat. So I took it for a drive warmed the engine gauge read just a little above 180°, and then the thermostat must have fully opened, because it drpped down to just above 150°. After about an hour of running it, I shut it off, turned the key, and it fired right up. Only down side is now my car sounds like a Mopar when it starts. Now I just need to get the car all washed up and looking pretty for CatJam. Quote Selected
Starting Problems Updated 7-2-08 Reply #20 – July 02, 2008, 09:41:43 PM I may be wrong but, if I remember, fuel additives and fuel system engineering pretty much eliminated vapor lock in the '60s. You might check your plugs for fouling. That could tell you a lot. Quote Selected
Starting Problems Updated 7-2-08 Reply #21 – July 03, 2008, 05:03:43 AM had that same problem with my 84 mustang, it was a bad relay wire from the solenoid to the starter, replaced it and havent had any trouble since Quote Selected