Posted by doug on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 14:48:04 :
In Reply to: 237-265 in a FFPW w/o grill extension. posted by Howard in Newcastle on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 11:46:47 :
I wanted to keep the pre-61 look in my 56 when I installed a 318. I mounted two 10" electric fans on the radiator, one NW and one SE of the water pump. I did not have to modify the radiator mounting configuration. The late aluminum water pump ends up about 1/4" from the radiator. Under most circumstances the engine stays cool, but under extreme conditions (heavy load in hot weather), the engine gets hot. The engine has headers and there is a lot of under hood heat.