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Originally Posted by lust4speed
My normal idle speed is around 850 for a nice lope, but I have the electric solenoid on the carb set to increase the idle to around 1,050 RPM with the A/C running. Helps a little with engine temps but it also seems to keep the A/C outlet temps in the car a little cooler when sitting at a light. A little extra air flow through the condenser and radiator is never a bad thing.
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Increasing my RPM to 1000 with the air on did not help the temperatures any so I have decided to put a dual electric fan system in it from Derale. I figured it is an air flow issue because all I have to do is set a fan in front of the car blowing into the radiator and the temperature starts to drop. These should make things a lot better. Plus I am going to upgrade the alternator from 94 amps to 150 amps and add 2 gauge wires for the ground and alternator wire to handle the additional load. Should be a nice upgrade. These are the fans I ordered which get really good reviews,
https://derale.com/product-footer/el...s/16825-detail. I am thinking of painting the shroud black to match the radiator and support so the aluminum doesn't jump out at you when you look in the engine compartment.
Thanks for the information,
Dale