Scott Dorsey > wrote:
> > wrote:
>>Mine also over heats but I hit some bumps that sent me flying and the musta=
>>ng trannys cooling lines flat, I've replaced everything over hauled the mot=
>>or, no one believes me but I think it's the water ports blocked by debri ,o=
>>ver heats high and low idle around town on the freeway, within 15miles or 2=
>>0min, It was that day that I hit the bumps that it started, I know the port=
>>s use to be smaller for distance. Anyways that's what I think.
>
> So, get some hose clamps and adaptors and connect up a garden hose. Turn
> the water on and it should go right through the block without a lot of
> resistance. Same thing with the radiator.
>
> If they are blocked, the garden hose in reverse may flush stuff out, and
> you can always use the acid flush and see what that brings out. Unfortunately
> if the system is kept sealed up by mineral deposits, when you clean those
> deposits out everything will start leaking so the acid flush is kind of a
> last resort to my mind.
>
> And don't forget to check for a damaged or missing thermostat of course.
> --scott
>
>

And check for a stuck heat riser.