1968 Ford XL Repairing Whilst Keeping It Roadworthy : 09 Cooling


2023, November 14

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Pandoras Box - Cooling and electrical, well mostly.

I thought my next round of parts infusion should be towards the cooling system as there's no heat when it's cold outside and some heat when it's warm.

Here's a run down of parts I'm replacing:

Now this is a used original radiator I'm trying to clean out. I flushed it out with water till it came out clear then boiled up 3 gallons of vinegar and filled the radiator up twice after letting each round soak for 10 minutes and this trail of sediment poured out of the radiator.

That was a lot of stuff, it's a trail all the way down the pad. Tis very clean on the inside now.

That's the fan shroud and fan blade off my XL parts car.

3rd gens do not have an overflow tank, you simply do not fill the radiator all the way up. There is a note stamped into the radiator where to fill when cold. This is some tacky cheap overflow thing and will be removed.

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