Buick35 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I'm thinking about putting my 35 Buick in our local Christmas parade but I hate the idea of having to drive it soo slow.I did however install an electric fan in front of the radiator. Anybody else do parades with their old cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomEli Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I've done Christmas parades in my air-cooled 1921 Franklin 9B touring for over 20 years. Never had a problem with slow speeds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 what part of the country are you in? Seems moot if you are in cooler weather? or no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I also had heating problems with my 35 Buick. A new radiator from the Brass Woks in Nashville for $1,000, cured the problem. The 80+ year old one was retired with new copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Peter Gariepy said: what part of the country are you in? Seems moot if you are in cooler weather? or no? Florida,unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 If an electric fan does not cool your engine you have a problem that will only be cured by a radiator/block back flush (unlikely), a new or re-cored radiator (likely cure), or possibly new radiator and block flush both...........Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max4Me Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Sorry, but if your car is overheating during a parade, I'd say you have a cooling system issue. I live in Southern California and my son and I have done several parades with our 1925 vehicles (my car has no water pump, it's convection; my son's has a water pump). Temps at some parade times were in the mid 80's to low 90's and we have not had a cooling issue. Having said that, our parade routes are only 2-3 miles long so maybe not enough time to overheat. Though, at 5 mph, I would think they would if the cooling system was not working correctly. I agree that a cooling system flush is probably in order. Best wishes in finding a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 No real need for a cooling fan if your cooling system is in good order. If the temps are increasing during the parade, when you stop, put it in neutral and give it a little gas to increase the idle speed. Also stay in low or second gear while driving. That will increase the fan speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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