My 440 Duster just was put back together after being parked for 8 years. Wrecked and sat in a field with the drive train in the shed. Did a few upgrades, Mancini 727 transmission with manual valve body, Turbo action 3500 stall converter, Mallory ignition box, aluminum 3 core radiator. The car has C.P.P.A. under chassis headers. I used to run regular transmission with 6 cylinder torque converter, and a 4 core truck radiator.
Since the upgrades I can't seem to get a handle on the temp. Slowly climbs up in about 30 minutes of driving. Rigged up a dual fan that comes on at 190 degrees with a nice shroud. It runs a 190 thermostat. I used to drive it to the track 75 miles one way. It would get hot on hot days through town, but cooled off when I got her moving. I'm at my wits end. Is it the stall converter? The radiator, the thermostat? No heater in the car. Any ideas? Tired of throwing money at it with no improvement. Thanks for any replies.
Since the upgrades I can't seem to get a handle on the temp. Slowly climbs up in about 30 minutes of driving. Rigged up a dual fan that comes on at 190 degrees with a nice shroud. It runs a 190 thermostat. I used to drive it to the track 75 miles one way. It would get hot on hot days through town, but cooled off when I got her moving. I'm at my wits end. Is it the stall converter? The radiator, the thermostat? No heater in the car. Any ideas? Tired of throwing money at it with no improvement. Thanks for any replies.