During the cold winter months I use a winter front that's sheet aluminum covered in black arctic vinyl but it can be opened. One night coming home from work at 4 am the temp had risen and I didn't want to stop on the main hi way in the middle of the night so I kept going. Huge mistake.. I partially seized the engine. I had to install new "standard" pistons and rings but luckily the cylinder walls were not marked so I just glaze busted them. $300 and I was done. For a couple of years I struggled with the engine over heating I tried everything to find the problem then one night on my way to work the temp was ok and as the sun started to go down I turned on the lights and the temp started to rise. Light bulb went on and although I had previously tried an new voltage stabilizer and temp sender and speedo head for the gauge it was a poor body ground. A new ground lead from the body direct to the negative terminal of the battery cured the problem. Sometimes things are not what they appear to be.
1971 series 2a 88, series 3 trans, Fairey OD, owned since 1978.