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Hello all. I have been lurking for quite some time, I finally got into a 48 Plymouth Super Deluxe coupe. I have had the car for a few days, driving it all over. All the gauges work well and I noticed the temperature is around 200 degree's. I took it out tonight - (it was a nice 70 degrees) and it sat steady at 185 degrees roughly and when going uphill, the temperature was increasing to the notch on the gauge just before the 212. After I hit a flat area, it dropped slightly down. I do know the 218 has a new 180 degree thermostat. The engine is 30% anti freeze, and the rest water from the hose. I did notice the water pump pulley is seeing some dripping of water at the shaft (on the inside of the pulley). There is a zerk fitting there and Im hoping when I grease it, it will help seal the leak. There might be a very small leak (a drip per second) where the water pump is mated to the block. I plan on re-seating it and putting a new gasket in place to hopefully get it to seal better. I have considered that timing might be an issue or that the car is running a bit lean. I did notice that when I do step on the carb, it 'chokes' out at the beginning. You have to somewhat finesse (or lightly pump the gas pedal) the throttle to get it to take off smooth. The water pump was 'rebuilt' recently by the previous owner.... Your help is greatly appreciated!
