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Just went through this same situation on a 66 Imperial. It turned out that the clutch bearings were toast and seized when they got hot. The bolt is left-hand thread. The smoke comes from an over heated clutch assembly (450 degrees plus) roasting the underside of the drive belt. Remove and...

What you can safely do is pinch each hose off "in turn" and see what's affected. You may find that the gates in the heater box don't work after pinching off a certain line or the climate control doesn't work at all. A hose may not actually be for the climate system but another function all...

The real problem with water pumps these days is that you never know what's good until you install and run them. Even prominent companies have their rebuilt units done everywhere, mostly China. I think you should look at a pump that states it's characteristics completely ie: impeller type and...

I just did the pump on a 65 Imperial Lebaron that had the same issue. Seal was so worn, the spring could only maintain coolant below a certain system pressure. As an A/C car the rad cap was rated at 16 psi . We put a 13 pound cap on the issue disappeared. Time to change the pump. There are pumps...

Could be back-feeding through the resistors causing an unusually heavy load. I'd check the draw on the blower motor with direct 12v then with each leg of the resistor wires. If you don't own a clamp style amp gauge, and your wife's having a secret affair with an electrician, borrow his.

There is about 1 to2% corrosion preventative in most glycol based coolants. The amount that exists in a 70/30 mix of distilled water and glycol is more than adequate. Remember this mix is with distilled water, not out of your garden hose and is only used during summer months. You must remember...

Here's a bit of weird science you probably won't believe but it's true. A 50/50 mix of water and glycol is not the ideal mixture for cooling purposes. Actually 70-80% distilled water to 30-20% glycol can lower engine temperatures by as much as 12 degrees and give the cooling system more reserve...

Any time your trans fluid surpasses 210 degrees, you start degradation of the oil and transmission life. Considering that any auto recycler will sell you a good trans cooler for $25 you need to stack that up against the cost of a total rebuild. One such cooler that comes to mind are the ones...

I have a 383 in my car and the inlet size for the hose at the water pump housing is about 1 7/8 ( could be 1 3/4 as it's hard to measure being cast iron ) while the outlet from the rad is 1 1/2 inches. Where would you find a hose with different end sizes to fit this application. The rad is...