4x4x289
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Looking for ideas.
My tilt steering column lower bearing burst into a basketball size fire ball yesterday. I'm running a stroked 351w, with hooker fenderwell headers, and a GFM tilt steering column. When this happened, holes on the column-to-firewall mounting bracket were already ovaled and the column was moved up as far as possible. The header was already wrapped. The end of the steering column was already wrapped. The steering column bearing is approximately 2 inches away from the headers. The rag joint is approximately 1.5 inches away. Yes I was running my engine somewhat hard, but nothing extreme.
Jet Hot Coating?
Heat shroud?
Heat sync/dampener?
Liquid Cooling Coil?!
Cooling air duct from the rad fan?
All of the above?
Got ideas? What would be most effective?
My tilt steering column lower bearing burst into a basketball size fire ball yesterday. I'm running a stroked 351w, with hooker fenderwell headers, and a GFM tilt steering column. When this happened, holes on the column-to-firewall mounting bracket were already ovaled and the column was moved up as far as possible. The header was already wrapped. The end of the steering column was already wrapped. The steering column bearing is approximately 2 inches away from the headers. The rag joint is approximately 1.5 inches away. Yes I was running my engine somewhat hard, but nothing extreme.
Jet Hot Coating?
Heat shroud?
Heat sync/dampener?
Liquid Cooling Coil?!
Cooling air duct from the rad fan?
All of the above?
Got ideas? What would be most effective?