f100 5.8 towing a v20 uphill

[THEFERMANATOR]

See if you can find a cool dual 1 1/4" core radiator for it as that will increase your cooling capacity ALOT. Also maybe invest in a set of dual electric fans for her. Was the fan clutch roaring away at yeah going up the hill? If not maybe you just need to clean the rad out and replace the old fan clutch ast hey do need to be replaced about every 5 years or so. Not sure what size fan you have, but maybe a HD fan clutch and one of the newer composite plastic fan blades would fix your problem.

[aussie]

ok ill check if my head gaskets r leaking or the heads r cracked there r the 3 ways i check them

(1) get engine hot remove all sparkplugs and burn your hands and place a screwdriver in each cylinder then after a min check for moisture on the screwdriver

(2) we call it TEE KAY HEAD TESTER

(3) a gas analiser in the raditor filler to see if any exhaust gases r present

it all is good then ill buy a new larger core radiator and fit themo fans os a falcon and a switch to turn them on of a 88 ford laser they r a one wire switch that supplys earth to the relay

and yes my truck has a clutch fan on it

well winter is getting close now so it can wait a while as im poring money into my boat

[THEFERMANATOR]

A simple quick check is to check the cooling system once the engine has sat overnight to cool off. If it is holding ANY pressure you have a head gasket leaking. Also check the overflow and the radiator under teh cap for any signs of oil or burned appearance.

[bksah2]

I Wonder you said that your speed with the 3.7 was very slow and now your truck cant pull a hill with the v in tow ..Just a though ,,i wonder if your foam under the floor is totally saturated and water loged this would add hunderds of unwanted pounds to the boat whick may cause both problems

[aussie]

Originally Posted by bksah2

I Wonder you said that your speed with the 3.7 was very slow and now your truck cant pull a hill with the v in tow ..Just a though ,,i wonder if your foam under the floor is totally saturated and water loged this would add hunderds of unwanted pounds to the boat whick may cause both problems

well how do i check that

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by aussie

well how do i check that

Easy way would be to lift the floor panel by your fuel tank, and then take a 1" piece of copper pipe, sharpen one end on a grinder, and take a core sample of the foam in that area. If the foam is dry you should be ok.. if it's saturated with water that's not so good.

[aussie]

ok ill try it then if its wet then what can all the foam be removed rrrrrrrrrrrrrr i give up