The real questions is "Will that really, really beautiful 21 year old girl
go out with you again?"
Ed
At 08:19 PM 9/22/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, I tried to deny it, but that smell of burning coolant was indeed
>burning coolant!
>
>I went to lunch on Friday with, of all things a 21 year old beautiful girl
>(really, really beautiful, I think she likes the car!!!) from the university
>of Florida, top down, cool air, beautiful day, to this little New Orleans
>restaurant. On the way back to work, We decided to take the senic route.....
>
>Well, somewhere in that side trip, my head gasket decided to give up the
>ghost. I had just passed one of those red Miata's, just cause I had to, out
>of respect for the list you know.........
>
>That next stop sign, found my refrigerator white TR4 just inches ahead of
>the Miata I had just passed. Well, when the light turned, the Triumph
>stumbled and I rev'd her a bit to get things going, just then I looked in my
>mirror and saw a cloud of white completely envelope the Miata, thank
>goodness he had his top up!!!!! Out of embarrassment, we laughed and took
>off until the rev's got up enough to eliminate the smoke. Unfortunate people
>far and wide, foolish enough to get behind this steaming hunk of burning
>funk got an eye full and a nose full!!! A new meaning to drivin and cryin!!!
>
>A few jugs of water later, leaving the radiator cap only resting on the top,
>no need to force more water into the combustion chamber....we made it home.
>
>Now, I have the head off and can see where the gasket pushed aside between 2
>and 3 cylinders......That hopefully means no crack. No rust, everything
>looks pretty good.
>
>Now, the big question, how can I tell if the head is warped without taking
>it to a machine shop?
>
>Is it worthwhile just putting things back together and seeing if it holds?
>What should I look for as far as the head's condition, everything looks
>good, it doesn't look like the valves have receded into their seats......
>
>Should I do a valve job, just because I have the head off????????
>
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Ed Hutchinson
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