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164 overheating 140-160 1972

posted by  someone claiming to be cdu on  Wed Apr 2 19:03 CST 2003 [RELATED]


Check the oil. If the water is escaping the motor, it
can only go a couple places and the sump is a common one.

Is it a fuel injected or carbed car? The carbed cars are
more prone to overheating.

My car was quite prone to overheating until I replaced the
t-stat with a 160 degree unit and recored the radiator. It
still sometimes runs a bit on the warm side.

If you did overheat your motor, you may have blown the head
gasket and very likely warped the intake/exhaust manifold if
it is carbed. None of this stuff is very hard to fix or very
expensive.
chris






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