i dont know whats going on with my mave

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  1. gwil81

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    i run hot an dont know why. i drop in a 91 mustang motor with a b cam. an im running carb with taurus e-fan. i run fine on the streets bout 190-200. but on the free way an up hill i run hot bout 230-240 but the car doesnt thro up. ive check most of the normal stuff an didnt find anything. so any ideas what that can be.
     
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    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    the radiator is not efficent enough for the heat that the motor makes at freeway speeds. you need a beter radiator. also the t-stat in that motor is a 194 i think from the factory. if it hasnt been changed you may want to try puting a 180 in. i still feel that you will need a beter radiator.
     
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    double check fan for blowing air the right way
     
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    If you had the heads off then its possible the head gaskets were put on wrong.
     
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    Might also be the bottom radiator hose collapsing under a higher RPM restricting flow.
    Is the radiator cap the right pressure?
    clint
     
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    or he has no tstat at all, doesn't that cause overheating at higher speeds when people take them out?
     
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    Does it have the stock(91 mustang) waterpump? If so and you have a v belt on it it may be turning the wrong way. The 5.0 pumps turn the oposite direction.
     
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