Maybe it's empty!!
I guess I should mention, mine stopped leaking it seems! 4 days now I haven't had to add any fluid. Before that, I was adding about 3-4 tablespoons a day. (best way I can describe it)
Monk, sorry for the:
Lonnie
Project update........
- Thread starter Monk
- Start date
Lonnie
Starting to look like an engine again.........finally got my custom spacers for the Allen Grove alternator bracket.
Looks much better inside the engine bay........really like the way it fits and works with the new March Pulleys.
W valve covers are in clear sight..........real happy with the results.
Will some better pics tomorrow showing bracket itself.
Looks much better inside the engine bay........really like the way it fits and works with the new March Pulleys.
W valve covers are in clear sight..........real happy with the results.
Will some better pics tomorrow showing bracket itself.
Thom, please view this thread on the TKO 600 and see if there is anything you can add/share with us.
http://www.348-409.com/forum/threads/tremec-tko-600-advice.29443/#post-266758
Thanks, Jason
http://www.348-409.com/forum/threads/tremec-tko-600-advice.29443/#post-266758
Thanks, Jason
Ok........last of the pics for now.
Got radiator in.........bought a 57" belt to replace the longer 59" one.......gives me more room for adjustment
and made a world of difference.
Tried to show some better photos of the Allen Grove bracket.........I had some aluminum spacers made 1/2" longer than the stock ones as this is
where the sweet spot was on my engine.
Got radiator in.........bought a 57" belt to replace the longer 59" one.......gives me more room for adjustment
and made a world of difference.
Tried to show some better photos of the Allen Grove bracket.........I had some aluminum spacers made 1/2" longer than the stock ones as this is
where the sweet spot was on my engine.
Monk, something I wish I had done on my alum. radiator. did not notice til I got the radiator installed, but the front of my car would have looked much better if I had painted the front of the alum. radiator black. It would make the grill show up much better. The radiator support is black and then there is this big block of alum. in the middle of the grill. I am going to pull mine when it gets warmer and paint the front of the radiator black to match the radiator support. Just my 2 cents.
W Head
59 Impala 409-2,4s
W Head
59 Impala 409-2,4s
Good advice. I will have to remember that.
I was going to do that ,but radiator seller said don't do it?????
Prolly thought you would plug the fins.
He said black would hold more heat!!!!! Don't know ,is he full of s%%t?????
I imagine it could but how much difference could it really make? I guess if it was parked in Cecil's back yard in July maybe.
Paint doesn't stick to aluminum very well without the correct primer. Prime and paint a radiator wouldn't allow proper heat dissipation. Eastwood sells a radiator paint. Wonder if that would stick to an aluminum radiator?
Actually I think black gives up heat faster, especially flat.
Shake-N-Bake
Well Known Member
I have tried it and it sticks pretty well to bare aluminum. I used it on the transmission cooler for my F-450 hauler and it didn't seem to affect it's cooling capacity at all. I just dusted it with paint though...no reason to try and cake it on. I used the same paint on the radiator in our '61. The true test will be this summer when we are driving the car in 115 degree heat.
Looks beautiful under the hood.
On the T56's in the SS & WS6....they have the internal rail shifter design like the TKO.....I just pull the shifter boot, unbolt the shifter, and pour the fluid in right there.
Yeah I was told that.....but you know how it is with me when I pull something apart for the first time
