I ordered a new water pump and fan clutch from ames. They should be in on friday. I called ames before I bought and confirmed that the water pump they are selling for $35 bucks has the old style cast impellor (it does). I also ordered a few other goodies. You cant beat ames pricing!! I found a 180 T-stat locally and changed it out. Temp rise was slower with the new t-stat but still topped 220 sitting in the drive. My guess is the waterpump and/or fan clutch is shot as everything else seems ok. I will know this weekend!

Has anyone replaced their front to back fuel lines? Mine are a hodge podge of steel line sections hose clamped to rubber hose sections all of which are clamped or wire tied to seemingly random attachment points. Ames has great prices on front to rear fuel lines and the proper OEM clamps and hangers. But I am having trouble finding some sort of drawing that shows how the lines should be routed and where the clamps go. My chiltons and service manual are not helpful. This will be my next biggish project as I am sick of fuel leaks.

I cant make the 1st gen cannonball run in estes. But I am planning on bringing the bird down to the classic car/airplane show at the front range airport on aug 21. I go every year becuase the show is free (I only enter free shows) and its for a good cause. Plus you get lunch and a ticket into the beer garden if you bring a car or airplane! I dont know if I can post links to this forum. I am guessing not. So PM me if you are interested and cant find it.