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Just go and get a new lower rad hose with s spring in it..

 

Most auto supply houses should have one in stock. If not, try a Mustang vendor. Texas Mustang sells a hose kit which includes the bottom hose with the spring in it. I just now went out to the garage and found the old hose I had taken off, and tried to get the spring out just to see if I could. Well, I can't. So, you will need to buy the hose with the spring already in it.

 

When the temp in ontario canada is around 70 at the high and it is 55 today, I would say that a radiator is not completely necesary right away

 

If he has a rad problem, it can be 40 deg outside and he will overheat if the water is not circulating.... [sm=sigh.gif]

 

But then he would overheat at slower speeds around town too.

 

Not totally true.. You can have just enough water circulating to keep it cool at the lower rpm's but not at high speed driving. It can also be a faulty thermostat.. The best thing to do when you start having cooling problems is to replace anything that's suspect. Like the thermostat first, replacing hoses, make sure you have the shroud in place and if you're still having issues, replace the radiator with a three or four row then the water pump with a high flow.

I have done all that to mine and I don't have any issues any more. I'm replacing the water pump with a high flow as well when install my new built up 289.

 

Yeah, I replaced one thing at a time until I got mine right. The shroud was the last thing I added right after the overflow tank. The more I kept upgrading, the cooler she ran.

 

I dont know why i argue at all.I always end up being wrong.

 

That's OK Tyler, you are still loved. Yeah, with heating problems, the outside temp surely makes a difference with good operating systems, but if an engine is not getting good circulation with coolant, then it really doesn't matter what the temp is outside. I was stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska, and drove a deuce and a half for my company. I was in charge of maintaining that deuce. One morning out on alert, I woke up and started that sucker with the help of a gasoline engine heater, and it immediately started heating up beyond specs. After a lot of inspection, it turned out to be a clog in the rad, so after removing that, it ran at operating temps. Again, it basically doesn't matter what the outside temp is if the internal cooling system is not working right.