so...
i got my 13b(carburated) started for the the first time today!
much thanks for all the help getting this far.

so... now....
within about 5 minutes of running, the coolant temp is VERY high.
i have crafted my own front mount oil cooler(i gets to temp)
the radiator stays ice cold

the first thought is to replace the (very old) T-stat.
i will do this in the morning..

but, having deleted the heater core, AC and beehive, i was wondering if someone would have a glance at these pics of the coolant routing

the beehive is gone.
i have removed what used to be a T below the behive.
this hole was threaded.
i have plugged this hole with an appropriately threaded brass plug.
would this stop coolant flow?

if not, must be faulty T_stat, right?


thanks in advance
K.

 

red lines in pic 1 no longer exist.
green lines are in place.
basically, only radiator inlet and outlet are in place...

 

I say t-stat. I basically did the same thing when I replace my beehive with a FMOC. I kept the heater though and just capped one end of the "T" coming off the engine. The other goes to the firewall for the heater.

 

see pic

 

mine is like that too, runs cool...