Originally Posted by dennis mcgeough I have a 1962 Ford Falcon Futura with a 302 that's been jazzed up a little and I'm having over heating problems. After running it for awhile and the temp gauge is at 3/4 and I get in a line like Starbucks the gauge goes over the top and it starts acting funny, shaking and trying to stop running. I know the engine compartment wasn't designed to accommodate a V8 so there's that. I have vintage air which blocks some of thew air flow compounding the problem.Wrapped cast iron heads probably don't help ...