So your upper radiator hose is hot and the lower radiator hose is cool? Sounds like a clogged radiator to me. If you have access to an infared thermometer I would shoot different parts of the radiator and see what the issue is. You may actually be overheating, not just a bad reading.

 

Yeah, both my heads were garbage, and I was really happy with the quality of the EQ parts I replaced them with. Don at 4secondsflat.com has a meh website, but when you call him you're talking to a guy with decades of Mopar experience. That's where I got mine, and bought my own valvetrain parts.

All the threaded locations on the heads were right on the money. The valve seats were concentric. Great parts. I wouldn't ever spend money on fixing or reman'ing stock parts for these engines.

 

Wow! your compression numbers are worse than mine!

Well, if they don't have your C-4, you can always park it in an empty field, load it up with exploding targets, and have some fun with it. Just be sure to get it on video. ;-)

 

Thermite's quieter fun.

 

But yes thermite =

 

Tablespoon of oil made me think of my Grandma and her Castor Oil!

 

Go ahead and take this sweety, it's good for what ails ya.

 

Agreed! That stuff is awesome!