Spinning the water pump faster?

BillGrissom said

I assume you already checked that you aren't running lean at idle. That can generate more heat. Also, engines with a wild cam can be very inefficient at low speeds, which could increase heat losses. The stange thing is that you still have the problem with electic fans. That should be the same as driving at ~30 mph. Blocking the air gaps sounds like a good approach.

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Yeah it's definately not running lean at idle. If any thing it's running a little fat. You can't stand behind it for too long or it will bring tears to your eyes. I set the idle up with a vacuum gauge for maximum vacuum and I set the timing at 10 degrees advanced and because of the blower I have the vacuum advance diconnected. The idle speed is at 850 RPM out of gear and about 750 in gear. The roller cam gives it a pretty racey idle. Also I have an 850 double pumper on top of the blower with the Percys adjust a jets setup to emulate 76 jets in both the front and rear metering plates.

I kinow that it seems strange that it runs hot with all of the cooling devices I have but I think that you guys have me on the right track!