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Overheating -- Head gaskets?

Old Apr 11, 2015 | 06:00 PM
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Please do im looking for a good pump to use myself. At least with the flowkooler i can see something that looks like an improvement from the stock unit.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2015 | 07:49 PM
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I will do that. They're a good one to go with when running a high compression modded motor in the hot rod world. I think they fit well in the Rover world specifically for the siamesed blocks where pockets are almost a given. When I was in the Deep South, afternoon stop and go traffic, I could watch the temp gauge climb until the auxiliaries kicked on and then watch the needle head down. A pump like this would alleviate much of that, moderate it. Same thing when crawling/climbing in low rpms.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 11:28 AM
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I've had zero issues with my swap other than the fill neck clearance. I ended up cutting a hole in the good and covering it with a functional hood scoop. I run at 175* ish all day.. Electric fans don't ever come on. Wheeled her hard yesterday all day the desert (50+ miles just to get there) and highest temp I saw was 186*. Plastic rad tanks held up just fine...
 
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 07:48 PM
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wellllll..

Looks like I will be going after that GM swap after all

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Radiator is in bad shape.. this all developed sometime during the past year it was clean before I did the water pump
 
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 08:26 PM
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Ordinance duly noted, well documented and fully on board. I was glad to have somebody do it and post it up cuz this forum isn't the most technical, more like a help desk which is fine. It is a good group of folks.....some I've known on the Rover net since 08. The temps your getting are perfect, I know it can handle a 5L motor with no issues.

Nuke......tada! I knew something wasn't playing nice. Take lots of pics......
 

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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 08:42 PM
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Bah!!!! You could have squeezed another few months out of it. This was mine when I pulled it last month.
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Old Apr 13, 2015 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by fishEH
Bah!!!! You could have squeezed another few months out of it. This was mine when I pulled it last month.

Hahaha .... except for that pesky overheating issue
 
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