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almost finished ! radiator Grill that is !

Correct me if I"m wrong ! These are an open system which donot pressurize , My 30u is this way also 34 Dodge
what the other boys are saying is correct , Airflow, enough water,timing , head gasket , buildup of gunk in block and radiator. just some of thinks to look for.

One step closer got 34 radiator shell polished and painted gloss black and is back on car will post a picture later !

I have used radiator flush on my 30u Plymouth it did clean a little but worst of all radiator started leaking in multiple places so I would not recommend to use a flush !
And eventually when I cut radiator open it was still more tan 50% blocked anyway .
My suggestion is take it out start fresh and also flush out engine block as you don't want to have rust scale going into new radiator core !
Cheers Tony

Hi Chet !
Like the idea ! For us members in Australia can we use aussy car club titles ?

Hi Jim !
I would be interested in a copy of the brochure  as I have the hot air manifold
But not the rest to set up thanks Tony.

Interesting about engine colour scheme !
As you know I now have a correct motor for 34 Dodge , it looks to be in untouched condition by wiring and accessories and is all silver and I am wondering if all export motors for 34 were all silver ? Also every motor for this era ( in Australia ) has been silver . Would it be possible colour was changed for export ?

The 34 still requires alot of things to put back on car, like roof , interior ,wiring ,lights and jewelery
So still have a while to go  , this motor set me back about 6 weeks !
Did you see video of engine start ? It smoked because gave it a few squirts of oil in each cylinder before start up.

Started the repaired Dodge engine today ,20psi oil pressure on crank then fire up 35 psi on idle ,Now I'm happy tommorow it's Finaly going back into car , It's nick name Dodge Pizza for obvious reasons!Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b6RaXn-vdw&feature=youtube_gdata_player


Tony

30u Plymouth may have been 1st body to use all steel 1930 , my 34 Dodge still has wood frame ,and I thought Dodge was a more expensive car ?
Some Plymouths where built in Detroit and some in Windsor Canada where my 30U came from as an export car r/hand built, I believe Dodge were built there as well.

Not sure what year they started with silver for whole motor but every 34 dodge and Plymouth engine in Australia has been Silver and 30U has been black with silver head, when I acquired my 30U block had been painted maroon red  ,think I will go black for that later on.

Painted engine  ! Next step is test run then into car .

Motor is now all assembled ready to Paint from pizza black to Silver, I'm tipping after fire up and it gets warm its going to smell like it came from a Pizza shop !!!

Hi guys !
           Tomorrow I pickup welded engine block from machine shop had new cam bearings fitted that came from USA that was the hold up.
This weekend will start reassembling motor, and that should clear up my garage a little more as I have parts laying everywhere .