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| | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | Stock 216 1/2 ton truck engines came with 0 psi radiator caps and 150-160 degree thermostats.
Full-pressure standard 235 1/2 ton 1954 truck engines came with 4 psi radiator caps and 150-160 thermostats.
Even good engine rebuilders not always carefully cleaned out the rear-most end of the block. This is one significant contribution to a hot engine (that has a good radiator).
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