Hey guys, I'm hoping some can offer me some advice. My vans finally on the road but it's got some issues, it's a 302 V8, holley carb with C4 transmission and an electric fan and no belly pan.
I drove the van on its longest trip yesterday and after about 15 mins stopped at a mates and it wouldn't start, I didn't notice what temperature it was at this point but the fan was running so I assume over 85°C
The fuel filter was empty and it wasn't drawing fuel up to the carb, it has an electric pump and it was spinning but no fuel was coming up, after 10 mins it started fine so I drove on for another 20 mins. by the time I got to my destination the temperature gauge was reading 120°C and it then proceeded to dump most of its water out of the over flow pipe.
I know it needs a belly pan but I'm thinking there's more at play here than just that causing the overheat? The 302 is running headers which chuck out heat so I will wrap them, also someone else mentioned that there should be a spacer between the carb and the inlet manifold.
Thanks guys
Tim
I drove the van on its longest trip yesterday and after about 15 mins stopped at a mates and it wouldn't start, I didn't notice what temperature it was at this point but the fan was running so I assume over 85°C
The fuel filter was empty and it wasn't drawing fuel up to the carb, it has an electric pump and it was spinning but no fuel was coming up, after 10 mins it started fine so I drove on for another 20 mins. by the time I got to my destination the temperature gauge was reading 120°C and it then proceeded to dump most of its water out of the over flow pipe.
I know it needs a belly pan but I'm thinking there's more at play here than just that causing the overheat? The 302 is running headers which chuck out heat so I will wrap them, also someone else mentioned that there should be a spacer between the carb and the inlet manifold.
Thanks guys
Tim