Rod & Custom

than take a shot in the dark
by replacing parts one by
one (though admittedly this
would have answered the
question of why the wagon was
overheating), our buddy sought
the advice of an expert, namely
Don Armstrong , owner of
U.S. Radiator.
After checking out the
wagon, Armstrong suggested
the following: remove the
plastic low-flow flex fan and
replace it with a high flow
and more efficient 17-inch,
seven-blade fan, switch the
180-degree thermostat for a
160-degree version, replace the
radiator with a copper/brass
version with a high-efficiency
four-row core, and fabricate
blanking plates to prevent hot
engine compartment air from
re-circulating over the core
support and passing through
the radiator, a problem which
can happen at idle or low
highway speed. We could have
gone further and added a fan
shroud to the Nova, but found it
unnecessary. With these mods
done, the wagon once again
was running at 170 degrees,
whatever the traffic, proving a
little solid information can go a
long way.
While Armstrong was at
our Tech Center inspecting the
wagon, we took the opportunity
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