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Kegracing · 04-25-2016, 07:20 PM

Rusty,

Every motor and combo is a little different. Aluminum block? Aluminum heads? Did it puke the water out of it? Does it look and sound ok after cooling off?
New stuff is set up to run at 210+ from the factory for hours on end...
I would just check everything out visually. Might run it a little and change the oil and filter and cut the filter open and check it.
If all looks good, run it. If you find too much "gold dust" in the filter, then might have to rethink it...
I have had sbc w aluminum heads get up to the 230ish number when electric water pump quit and I did not catch it until turn off, during a TX summer. Did not hurt anything luckily.

Good luck with it.

Ken

04-25-2016, 07:20 PM	#2
Kegracing Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Red Oak, TX Posts: 441 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How Hot Is Too Hot ???? Rusty, Every motor and combo is a little different. Aluminum block? Aluminum heads? Did it puke the water out of it? Does it look and sound ok after cooling off? New stuff is set up to run at 210+ from the factory for hours on end... I would just check everything out visually. Might run it a little and change the oil and filter and cut the filter open and check it. If all looks good, run it. If you find too much "gold dust" in the filter, then might have to rethink it... I have had sbc w aluminum heads get up to the 230ish number when electric water pump quit and I did not catch it until turn off, during a TX summer. Did not hurt anything luckily. Good luck with it. Ken