[scatpac1]

hello fellows,im the proud owner of an overheating firechicken,anyway has new pump,dont know if its cast or stamped as i did not know about all this overheating madness at the time,new radiator,t-stat,etc... car is tuned timed and and evrything fits like socks on a rooster.now my story like many others the car could idle from sun to sun down at a steady 170/180.get on the highway over a period of 35 miles temp creeps up to 220,no a/c 70 mph 3000 rpm,now here is what i have noticed,i felt my lower radiator hose and it does not have an anti collapse spring in it,hmmmm,do you think that the water pump has enough suction at 3000 rpm to collapse it.i dont know but its worth a shot,all the parts that i swapped are autozone specials,i think ill upgrade a couple of them if the lower hose trick doesnt help,but i did go to oreillys and their gates hose does have a spring in it.ive also heard that the hoses they make today have the anti-collapse technology in them? anyway ill keep you guys posted.if not ill definitely do the divider plate trick.goerge i dont know you but thanks a bunch,need a routing number for the account in the caymans.haha