Radiator/Engine temp questions

Blainethemono said
Double check those heater hoses. If they arent both Hot, hot, hot, then you have a plugged Heater core. Thats what happened to my 72 Dumpster :thumbsup:

Unhook both hoses & put a garden hose up to the input hose, crank up the water pressure & see what happens. Once I evacuated all the **** that was in the core, all hoses were equal temp afterwards, & my 318 was around 195-200° all day long with a 180° thermostat, with no fan shroud.

junkyardhero said
that's a standard 360 waterpump. any one from a passenger car or truck/van will work from 1971 on up. it is the same as 1970 and up 318 as well.

a waterpump for a 68 or 69 340 will not work for your application, the pump inlet is on the wrong side.

where on the pump/gasket is it leaking? because of the attachment and how the assembly is designed the timing cover is part of the configuration, and if that is damaged or corroded you'll need to repair or replace it in order to get the unit to seal up.

Thank u. Didn’t think about that. That might be it based on the location of the leak. Plus I can’t find a leak at the water pump. Think I’m going to pressure test to confirm. It’s been 15 years since I had an old skool so I forgot about the timing cover.