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I installed a Vintage air system in my 1972 small block corvette. What should be the normal operating temperature? Before the installation it ran at about 180 degrees.

by Mickey Turner
(Inman, South Carolina)

I installed a Vintage air system in my 1972 small block corvette. What should be the normal operating temperature? Before the installation it ran at about 180 degrees.

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Oct 20, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		fan blades & how many?
by: Auto Appraiser * Ned

let me guess it runs hot with the air on.....a 72 vette without a/c has a different number of fan blades and a smaller fin/core radiator than one with a/c.
check how many fan blades you have now...and compare it to a factory spec fan blade with a/c... is the clutch fan is working properly...should use a 7 blade fan I believe for a/c factory fan....and see what that does....then look to thicken the radiator heavy duty core...or a/m aluminum one. hope this helps.
Jul 18, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		Electric fan
by: Anonymous

You may need to install an electric fan to help with cooling. The added condenser only aggravates an already poor cooling system.

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