<VV> Overheating

[J R Read_HML]

Hello David and welcome...

A couple or more quick questions which might help give a direction of where 
to be looking.

What Octane gas are you using?

Is the perimeter seal (rubber gasket between engine shrouding and car body) 
in place and sealed top and bottom all the way around with virtually no 
gaps?

Where is the timing set?  How much advance?

What plugs are you using?

And a comment...  You want to solve this quickly and should avoid overheat 
situations like the plague as they can lead to serious internal (engine) 
injuries.

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David George" <dgeorge at heritage-consultants.com>

a 65 Monza 110 convertible -CUT-
, it starts pinging badly after about 20 miles of roadtime and then the 
temp/press light comes on.  The car is heating right up and the oil on the 
dipstick is very hot after driving a while.

All my shrouds appear to be in place, the bellows doors are opening and 
letting hot air escape, and plenty of air comes through the oil cooler 
(though very hot). I also took a peek down inside the fan to see if any 
critters had made a home there or if anything was caught in the fan area. 
Nothing. I have not take the fan shroud off completely since I am a little 
nervous to do so. Any ideas what might be causing my problem? The only 
things I have done to the car so far are to change the oil and replace the 
spark plugs, which were pretty fouled.

 Once that pinging starts, i know it won't be long before the red light 
comes on.

Dave