Excessive Heat Warning

[1970 cuda Joe]

I took the cuda for alignment this morning. They were done about 12:30. I found out today that a 26", 3 row radiator with a 5 blade fan, fan clutch plus a fan shroud isn't going to cool the 440-6 on 109 degrees days. It's always something else. Good gosh.....Joe

[Brads70]

I can't even image 109.... I think an ebody with black vinyl  seats would not be much fun in those temps!

[Racer57]

I can't even image 109.... I think an ebody with black vinyl  seats would not be much fun in those temps!

Think about it. We used to do it all the time and not even think about it. Now we're spoiled. And old.  LOL

[cuda hunter]

I was just in Laredo with temp of 110*. 

What state are you in Joe? 

What did your car do while not cooling itself down? 

[Brads70]

I can't even image 109.... I think an ebody with black vinyl  seats would not be much fun in those temps!

Think about it. We used to do it all the time and not even think about it. Now we're spoiled. And old.  LOL

Agreed!  When I was a kid the family daily driver was a 71 Challenger. I remember those fake leopard skin car blankets to sit on so you wouldn't burn your legs when wearing shorts, and so you didn't stick to them from sweaty legs. Mind you up here in Canada there were no 109 temps...

[1970 cuda Joe]

I was just in Laredo with temp of 110*. 

What state are you in Joe? 

What did your car do while not cooling itself down? 

I'm in Tucson. Radiator did alot of gurgling & dumped coolant. I left about an inch of space when I filled it to start with. It's an aftermarket brass radiator. I will measure the core size & thickness plus do a fin count per inch to determine if it was a quality radiator that was used when the previous owner built it. I might need to have a high fin count, 4 row radiator built for it. I did that for my 1969 Camaro ss396 & no problems with it..Joe

[Dakota]

It hit 101 yesterday afternoon in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. 

My Challenger just hides out in the garage when it's this hot, at least until I get the a/c system working.  There are a lot of house projects ahead of that work right now, so it sits.

[1970 cuda Joe]

Was a 4 row radiator ever used on an E-body?....Thank you, Joe

[Duodec]

Assuming your car is properly timed, you might consider temporarily retarding timing a bit until the weather is more temperate.  I don't know how much difference it might make but I know that advancing the timing can cause higher engine temps short of the point where it starts pinging.

Water wetter additive perhaps?

[1970 cuda Joe]

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Assuming your car is properly timed, you might consider temporarily retarding timing a bit until the weather is more temperate.  I don't know how much difference it might make but I know that advancing the timing can cause higher engine temps short of the point where it starts pinging.

Water wetter additive perhaps?

I've been doing some much needed work on the carbs over the last few days. I friend that was a NHRA tech inspector when these cars were new came by today to do some tuning. We were able to get it to run pretty good. No pinging. No over running when it's shut down. He determined that te distributor use a little re-curving so he'll take the dist back to his shop to do that work on a dist machine. By doing all that, the tested guage managed to stay just below 200 degrees. With the cam it has the engine seems to like an idle speed of 1050 but that could change with further adjustments......Joe 

[anlauto]

109* bring it on

[1970 cuda Joe]

109* bring it on

It says it's 70 degrees at your place. My cuda would love that. You can keep your snow
....Joe

[moonshine_mike]

Yes, living in the desert can be a blessing for Cuda owners many months of the year. However, I really don't take mine out if the temp is above 95 degrees. Above that temp you become a heat sink instead of a heat source. Rules out much of July and August.

[chargerdon]

I live in NC where the summer temperatures are in the mid 95 range most of June/July/August.  To help my 2 row aluminum champion rad i change the coolant mix.  Only water plus Purple Ice corrosion treatment,  plain water is about 30% more effective heat transfer than 50/50 antifreeze mix.   It helps !! 

[Racer57]

Something I've never figured out why people do it. When a car is overheating, shutting it off and walking away. Instead of opening the hood, let engine idle and keep the water circulating.