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Topic: is there a Dr in the house?

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is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/19/05 11:50am Message 1 of 22
hank51
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I have been avoiding posting this thread for over a week. Then I thought of 4-5 guys off the top of my head in this forum with problems a h*** of a lot more serious than mine. I知 sure there are many more.

long story short. I was traveling down Interstate 90 a week ago last Sunday when my car overheated. Pulled it off to the berm as quick as I could. Had it towed home. Waited until the next morning to start it. good news is that it started right away. Bad news is that it was going BANG! BANG! BANG! Before I could shut it down. Always wanted to tear down an engine and rebuild it. guess I値l get my chance now. I値l keep you posted. Looks like there値l be a room opening up at C3X.




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is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/19/05 2:00pm Message 2 of 22
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Man,I hate it when that happens,Bang Bang ,Bang ,dont sound good unless you're deer hunting or somethingGood luck with the Biopsie


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is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/19/05 2:42pm Message 3 of 22
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Hate to hear that Hank.Good luck and I know all the help you need is right here if and when you need it.Did it sound bottom end?



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is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/19/05 7:38pm Message 4 of 22
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Hope it's not too bad. Did it loose the coolant, or overheat for some other reason?


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is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/19/05 10:15pm Message 5 of 22
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Sorry to hear the bad news, my car overheated 2 weeks ago and I drove home about a 2 miles   Got home and the coolant was boiling   Luckily nothing happened, replaced a few hoses, thermostat, no problems since.

Good luck with the rebuild, may better thing only come out of it

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is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/20/05 5:19am Message 6 of 22
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thanks guys.

radiator hose to the heater core broke loose and was touching the exhaust manifold.  flames shooting out the bottom of the car, probably the anti-freeze.  just before it stopped there was a loud pow.  the PCV valve was blown out of the valve covers.  the flames went out when the engine shut off.  smoke coming out of the valve covers.  coolant was boiling in the overflow tank.  a guy in a 70 Nova stopped and came running back with a fire extinguisher.  didn't need it thank The Lord.  mine was sitting on a shelf in the garage.  two fire trucks pulled up a couple of minutes after I stopped.  some one on the interstate must have called them.  they went over the entire car to make sure nothing was on fire.  it wasn't a total loss.  one of the firemen gave me a compliment, "nice car".  it was an Abbott and Costello moment.




is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/20/05 10:52am Message 7 of 22
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Tough break. I was scared to death when my wife overheated my `69. Fortunately for me only the radiator had to be replaced .no further damage. Build a nice one now that you have the opportunity.


is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/21/05 7:22am Message 8 of 22
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Hi Hank - Very sorry to hear about this but glad you weren't hurt. Just what you needed, another project . You had mentioned you wanted some more horses....

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is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/21/05 8:50am Message 9 of 22
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Steve, sorry I didn't answer sooner.  I didn't have it running long enough to determine where the noise was coming from.  it wasn't a tick, tick, tick.  it was quite loud.  was afraid of doing more damage.

Bill, thanks, just not the way I wanted to get those ponies.  guess you won't be seeing me out at QS&L anytime soon.  my son who's in the Navy is back this week and next.  I probably won't start taking it apart until he leaves.  besides this weather has been brutal.




is there a Dr in the house?

Posted: 7/21/05 9:14am Message 10 of 22
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Sorry to hear about your bad news. I had that happen to me 2 years ago. The number 5 piston bottom broke ..shot across & broke the #8 piston. Lucky I was <1000 RPM at the time. When I tore the engine down I found that however rebuilt it last did a bad job. It's a BB 427 w/ L88 heads. It's still in my shop. I bought as new GM 454HO & so far it's been great. If you're nunning a SB they are fairly easy do, just take your time. If I get another C3 someday I'll be lookig for a SB as they are easier & much cheaper to repair.

Good Luck

ALan




                                               

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