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Unread 06-23-2009, 12:34 AM   #1
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Took the car for a test drive after the cam gear and T/B job and it ran real nice. It pulled well, ran smooth and the water temp stayed just below the half way point. Drove between 30 and 40 miles and decided to head home, about 4 miles distance.
I got on it from a dead stop, read lined the tach let her shift then backed off.
She ran good and I felt satisfied that the job I just finished was a success. I
Stopped at a store, and as I was leaving, noticed that the water temp guage was at the halfway point and rising. A quater mile down the road she hit the 3/4 hash mark and within seconds hit the red where as I quickly pulled over.
I opend the hood and saw what appeared to be coolant bubbling in the reservoir with a trail of coolant on the road. In addition to that I heard a boiling, bubbling sound from some where in the area of the valley but it was to dark to see where it was coming from.
Only 2 miles from home I let her cool down enough to drive one mile before she overheated again. Stopped, pulled over, let it cool even more and was able to drive it the last mile to get it home before the "I" light came on.
Not sure what to do now, too much invested to sell, but not sure I want to sink even more into it.
Time to take a step back, drink a beer and sleep on it.
Damn! time to drink 2 beers and tose and turn all night.
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