Mark,
your engine needs to be able to recirculate coolant from behind/below the thermostat back to the suction of the water pump.
The idea is that when the motor is cold & the thermostat closed, coolant MUST still circulate through the block & cylinder heads.
This is true with any motor, not just a Cleveland or Windsor.
Your friend on the DTBB, George
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