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Another setback, rocker arm failure

Nope. It's 45 and snowing today.

The tour may be the first really hot weather it sees. May isn't all the warm up here either.

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RapidRabbit said:
Nope. It's 45 and snowing today.

The tour may be the first really hot weather it sees. May isn't all the warm up here either.

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snowing! yuck. I do recall living in the Chicago area and it would go from cold in May to instant 90's in June!
 
well you have a small block in the engine compartment and "stock-ish" set-up. It should be okay. My 429 is a tight fit and everything is modified in some way. really not a good vehicle for sitting in traffic. I need to get vents in the hood and maybe better fans, etc. It has survived the tour traffic but always right on the edge. Once I get the 5 speed in it that will relieve a lot of heat. The rockers were just a bad choice for the cam and springs. I can fix that easily now that I found the problem. The carb is a weird issue but probably just a result of being an old Holley running a lot of E15 fuel thru it. I could throw the 750 on it and maybe be okay. New rockers and be okay. I might even throw a huge trans cooler on it and the trans would be okay. It did fine on the interstate to Atlanta and back. But then I will be stressed the whole time. If it were just me, I'd do it. But my son is going on his first long road trip with the Bobcat. And I will be watching out for you and Terry too (don't take that as you need to feel bad, I just want to be able to help if needed). I'd rather just drive the old truck with my tow strap in the bed. I can pull any of y'all out of an intersection or even rent a tow dolly and haul a car around. The truck could have it's share of problems too but it's a heck of a lot easier to work on in a parking lot or side of the road than the 67. It's still "cool" enough to enjoy on the tour and my wife can put a lot of stuff in it!
 
I recently viewed a video done by West Coast Classic Cougars: its video#4, Radiator and Fan Upgrade. It talks about 24" radiators, a big block 7 blade fan and clutch, and the shroud for use on a SBF.
 
Mach1 Driver said:
I recently viewed a video done by West Coast Classic Cougars: its video#4, Radiator and Fan Upgrade. It talks about 24" radiators, a big block 7 blade fan and clutch, and the shroud for use on a SBF.
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found the video and watched it. Thanks. I do have a 24" radiator and a fan shroud. Both for the 390/428 big block cars. I did look up there clutch for the fan on their website. It is overall 2.67" and I only have 1.5" from the front of the water pump/fan pulley to the rad. I think that clutch fan would be great but it won't fit! (the 1st pic below is an old pic before I put a shroud on it)
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