[Spridgets] '66 Sprite, stock 1275, California car, overheating question

[Ron Soave]

Although it is running fine, you may also want to run a compression check.
Sometimes you can get a failure of the head gasket between #2 and #3 that
won't be very detectable from a seat-of-the-pants aspect. It will eventually
get obvious. You will also want to verify that your timing isn't
over-advanced.
 
Ron Soave
Roscoe, IL


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30, 2012 3:42 PM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] '66 Sprite, stock 1275, California
car, overheating question
> 
>Radiator may have a leak so it doesn't
pressurize properly?
>Radiator core may need boiled out (channels plugged)?
>Wrong thermostat?
>Leaking radiator hose (how old are they?)
>Water pump
problems?
>
>Just a few ideas...
>
>Cheers!!
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>On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at
2:10 PM, <jrkitchens at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
>> My '66 Sprite, stock 1275,
has an overheating problem or anyway the gauge
>> shows that it is getting
hot. What might some of the things to look for,
>> maybe unique? All fluids
are full. Radiator is getting hot - thermostat is
>> working. Runs fine, does
not seem to have an engine problem.  Suggestions?
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