Recent content by Sean Foster

SOLUTION: sorry for the long conclusion to this problem, was scrolling through past postings and figured I’d end this one off. The primary problem WAS fuel boiling and thus vaporizing upon entering the in tank fuel pump. The first solution that helped was moving the return line as far away from...

Hey yall, i just went back and watched some wheeling footage from this weekend and what I noticed has me concerned. For the longest time when I’m seriously flexed out I hear a pop noise from my front end. I always figured this was just a bushing getting bound up at full flex but after seeing...

It’s the single port just below the thermostat and thermostat neck on the forward part of the intake manifold. Right above the water pump. Trust me temps are correct, I know it sounds crazy that it runs that cool but it’s only when I’m barely cruising on the highway, the second I hit a hill or...

Looooool trying to get something set up that’s a little nicer but glad to know it works well!

Thanks for the heads up on that, didn’t think of that, I run dual electric fans so I’ll plan that

4 times, 4 different manufacturers. All 180° thermos.

Appears to be so

I mean it’s correct I dunno what to tell you, on the highway it drops, get off the highway it rises back up normally. Motor makes enough power that I’m barely doing more than 20% throttle to keep it moving at highway speeds, I’ve even ran a separate gauge that runs off the intake manifold when I...

It’s pulling right below the thermostat, so replaced that sensor with a correct replacement 3 days after first running. The interior heat problem is mild but does show the coolant temp fluctuations problem well. With the 3fe the heat worked well when I was running it hard and keeping it warm in...

1 this cover would be for 25° F and below outside temp 2 once I hit the highway whether its been on the road for 5 minutes or 5 hours from 30 degrees to 90 outside it’ll drop like a rock with the small block Chevy, not much of a concern though. I’m on my 3rd 180° thermostat from 3 different...

Slightly yes, but even the factory coolant temp gauge would show well on the cold side with the 3fe when I would be either going downhill for really any amount of time in the cold or just outright cold when it was absolutely freezing out. And that factory gauge was vague as all hell.

Had this cruiser for 6.5 years, 4 of which with the 3fe and I surprisingly always had problems keeping that 3fe hot in the winter, always struggled to keep it warm enough for the heater to keep up. Of course there is something to be said about the heater core but if the motor stayed warm with...

Itll sit right about 167 on the highway all the time, hit the side roads and it’ll warm up to 190 no problem and cycle correctly. I even had this problem in the winter with the 3fe, the 350 though does keep the cabin warm well enough, unlike the 3fe, just looking to reduce some airflow and have...

Hey y’all, with temps dropping and a small block Chevy that runs cool on the highway even on 90° days I’ve decided a grill cover would be a very good idea to invest in. So far though I have found absolutely nothing online for an 80 series, anyone know where to find one or good plans for making...

Ah damn, a little too far for me, got something local that might work out, I’ll let you know if I need it tho, thanks for the offer!