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Greetings from sunny Hawaii!
I am relatively new to the Classic car community, and having only owned Japanese cars, relatively new to the large Engine. So I have a couple of questions. I have a 1971 Coug with a 351C and recently I have had some problems with the engine overheating, and also with it Dieseling. Now, the dieseling thing scared the crap out of me, it was a totally new thing to me. So I replaced the plugs and wires, and the old plugs came out sort of reddish, and I was told thats because the engine is running too hot. So, my questions are, what are my options as far as cooling go? I have flushed the radiator, and verified that I have flow through the radiator, but how much is enough? is it possble that my water pump is on the way out? And..As far as dieseling goes, I understand what happens, but is there a good way to stop it?
All help is Invaluable!
Dave
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I am relatively new to the Classic car community, and having only owned Japanese cars, relatively new to the large Engine. So I have a couple of questions. I have a 1971 Coug with a 351C and recently I have had some problems with the engine overheating, and also with it Dieseling. Now, the dieseling thing scared the crap out of me, it was a totally new thing to me. So I replaced the plugs and wires, and the old plugs came out sort of reddish, and I was told thats because the engine is running too hot. So, my questions are, what are my options as far as cooling go? I have flushed the radiator, and verified that I have flow through the radiator, but how much is enough? is it possble that my water pump is on the way out? And..As far as dieseling goes, I understand what happens, but is there a good way to stop it?
All help is Invaluable!
Dave
[email protected]