Hey all! Thanks for the help and I apologize for not getting online sooner.
I've talked with my cousin about the heating issue, and he's a pretty good wrench. He has a 40' Ford P/U with the flathead, built up from a 53' Merc, and had some issues with high temps also. It took several different fans before he got a handle on it. I did the Google thing, and that is where I got the coolant info. There's nothing in front of the radiator, as it's mounted just as it was when I had the 230 in it. No A/C.(yet) and all new gauges(new dash). Until just recently, it would warm up to 180' and creep up to 200' and then back down. I flushed the radiator recently and put in new antifreeze. Now, if I run to town, about 5 miles, it'll get to 220' or better real easily, and then come back to180', and then climb back up rather quickly. I'm running a serpentine belt setup and the belts and pulleys are turning clockwise. Not sure about the water pump being reversed. I ran this truck all the way from central Kansas, pulling a U haul car trailer with a 38' Chevrolet on it without any problems, and now this. I don't have a shroud on it yet, and understand that it needs one as the fan is nearly 4.5 " from the face of the radiator. Being built as you're reading this. A/C is planned for later this year, and I'd like to have this figured out before adding the additional demand on the radiator.
It's just an engine, built by men, and sooner or later it'll get figured out. Until then, I'm going to need to up the dosage on my meds to keep from boiling over like the truck.
Thanks for the help.
Keep on keeping on.
Tramp
