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Hey Mr. Alan, Ever get a temp reading besides the gauge? Would hate to see you go through all this trouble and expense, like I did, only to find your temp sender ($10) was bad. I figured this out after I bought a new radiator, water pump, hoses, etc.. I don't run a shroud and car maxes out at...

Is the gauge/sender accurate?

I ran a 2-row Champion on my Daily driven 273 (est 225ish HP) in city traffic for a few years. Never had a problem.

Used one for 5yrs. No problems. 2 row, 22"

Filled with water and pumped air into the cylinders today. No bubbles. Pumped psi into the coolant system and it held steady.

This is similar to what I did earlier today but without the water in the radiator. I loosened the rocker shafts so all valves were closed then put 100psi into the cylinders which would bottom them out and then listened for leaks in the radiator. Tomorrow i'll fill it back up and check for bubbles.

Lol that sounds about right when it comes my car. Never the obvious symptom or remedy but some random, sporadic, mis-hap that makes me scratch my head for a month. I upped the pressure even further on the radiator pressure tester and left it for a while and still no leakage. When this happened...

So the mystery continues.............. Put pressure into the radiator until the hose were taught and left it there for half an hour. Came back and the pressure tester gauge has exactly the same reading. I turned the crank to a few different settings to see if the valve or piston positions...

Thanks for all the tips.... MD, yes the heads were ported so maybe it developed a breach is what I am thinking. So far no coolant in the cylinders and my leakdown test showed no leaks to the radiator. Borrowing a radiator pressure tester today and will post results... Thanks agian

My rear exhaust bolt has been hissing and I recently took it out cleaned it up and used Peramtex ultra copper on it. The next day when I started the car there was a stream of coolant squirting through the overflow tube in a timed sequence. The car was only on for 20 seconds or so before turning...

After searching for 1971 AC relays it looks like this could be an AC relay with a different, maybe smog state, mount?

I don't know what it is but could it be a windshield spray relay?

Hi All. Just wanted to know your thoughts on the best place to take a temp reading. The Upper Rad hose? the front of the heads?

Thanks Dan. I'm sold!

besides a higher temp thermostat does the Evans require any specific modifications? For small blocks specifically?

Let me know what you think about it. It's the kind of thing I brush off as an expensive luxury then 6 beers and credit card has it mysteriously appear on my porch.

If they offered a non-polished billet one for under $50 I'de buy one but $130 is too steep for my crappy engine bay.

That would be a great idea too! I'm sure the technology is already in place.

I thought this was pretty neat. http://www.coolviewthermostat.com/

Hi All, So after pulling my heads off of my 273 I noticed that many of my coolant passages were almost completely sealed and the inside of the block looked a bright orange which I determined was just rust. It looked like some of the passages were welded shut which I thought was really...

I wondered the same thing. I have a hand held Temp Gun in the trunk that I point at various parts of the engine and radiator when I get a different than "normal" reading from the temp gauge. I now know pretty accurately what degrees the notches on the stock type gauge really are.

EC1635 The filler neck is about an inch too high so i had to notch out the bottom rad support to make it fit though. Back when I bought it, the product picture had a recessed filler neck but it actually looks like this: http://www.championradiators.com/page/424788098 This actually looks like...

Been running a 2-row 22" for a year now and has worked flawlessly. I'm not one for "magic in a can" but Water Wetter dropped the temp another notch and a half on the temp gauge as well. (30/70 mix)

I'm not one for snake oils but i did notice a considerable difference when i ran a 50/50 mix with "Water Wetter" in my aluminum radiator. But then again, other factors could have been at play.

There's a 22" with the hose on the passenger side as well http://championcooling.com/Catalog%20Online/CHAMPION.CATALOG.htm Sorry the link will only take you to the catalogue. the model number is EC2374

If I weren't so impatient I would have sent mine back and ordered a shorter rad and THEN worried about the hoses etc. I was so focused on the hose placements that i could have got a better fit. I'm sure there's another application rad out there that works.

Part no is ec1635. Don't hate me, but it looks like it's in between 3/4" and 1".

Saw a Jegs advert for inexpensive Universal Rads too.

Yeah it's the 2 core. Not sure what the horsepower rating is but has worked well on my mild 273. I forgot the name but found them selling many rads on Ebay. I know they are located in the LA SOCAL area. There's dozens of distributors selling these things though.