Actually, if the thermostat isn't opening eventually (not likely if
it's driven far), the radiator isn't in the picture. Put a higher temp
thermostat into it to get the coolant in the block and heater hotter
before it opens.
CR
'69 B
Max Heim wrote:
>
> You think the *fan* is anemic? Wait till you experience the "half-dead
> hamster breathing through a straw" non-blast of non-heat which is all the
> motor puts out at anything below 40 degrees ambient. Yes, the stock
> cooling system is *too* good -- my B won't get up to operating
> temperature or even open the thermostat when driven at freeway speeds in
> seriously cold weather (which is admittedly rare around here).
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