iddie makel
Active Member
Hello Everyone,
After driving my '55 special 3 speed that I recently completed rebuilding the engine on,my radiator,radiator hose,chrome piece that is above the bumper bullets,and hood become very hot to the touch.The temperature guage reads normal when driving or idling.Since this was my first engine rebuild and clutch replacement,I don't know where to begin looking.The car did not have this hot to the touch problem before the rebuild.(The reason for the rebuild was a broken piston).I hope I'm not heading down that path again due to overheating.Please give me your thoughts as to where I should start looking.Is this a timing issue?Is this thermostat/radiator related? Thanks in advance to everyone who responds.
Iddie
After driving my '55 special 3 speed that I recently completed rebuilding the engine on,my radiator,radiator hose,chrome piece that is above the bumper bullets,and hood become very hot to the touch.The temperature guage reads normal when driving or idling.Since this was my first engine rebuild and clutch replacement,I don't know where to begin looking.The car did not have this hot to the touch problem before the rebuild.(The reason for the rebuild was a broken piston).I hope I'm not heading down that path again due to overheating.Please give me your thoughts as to where I should start looking.Is this a timing issue?Is this thermostat/radiator related? Thanks in advance to everyone who responds.
Iddie