John, It doesn't sound that bad from your latest description. If it was
running at the temp of the t-stat while driving and then heated up once you
stopped inside setting still, that would appear to be 'normal'. All of the
cars will get warmer setting while still with the hood closed. I would not get
too worried unless it started overheating and 'puking' its coolant on the
floor.
We run the product Water Wetter in the vintage race cars mainly because we
can't use coolant. After each race we shut off the engine and open the hood.
The temp will continue to climb another 10 degrees or so. After about 5
minutes we start the engine and let it run for just about 30 seconds to move
the water around. If it is really hot out, we place a blower fan pointed at
the radiator.
Good luck, Brent.
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> Well, It is still running hot at idle.
>
> I removed the air baffles which push air to the radiator (BT7 MK2) and
> modified them so that they extended past the sides of the radiator and fit
> tight. Also added tabs at their top so that the baffles go all the way up to
> the bottom of the radiator top tank.
>
> Took the car for a short drive on local streets. It ran on the thermostat
> setting. Came home and let it idle in my shop (hood closed) where the temp
> was 70F. It took 3 minutes to go from 165F to 190F. At this point I give
> up!! Everything on this car is to spec.
>
> John Snyder
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