[Shotimes] meltdown

[Zach Leahy]

I agree/  O also ran this setup (the radiator from Autozone right?) and I
never had a problem with it getting too hot.  The radiator has approximately
twice the capacity of the OEM radiator, so I doubt the few ounces that got
pushed out the overflow really made any amount of difference.  I ran mine
with a drain tube to the ground for over a year.  I maybe checked the
coolant level once a month or so.  I did have a real temp gauge to keep
track of it though.  If you are loosing enough coolant to affect the way the
cooling system performs, then you are loosing way more than just what's
being pushed out as the car heats up.

Z


On 2/14/06, Bill Murray <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com> wrote:
>
> If the car isn't starting, the red oil light should be on.  That is a low
> oil PSI light, so since the engine isn't running, you have 0 PSI, hence
> the
> light.
>
> If you only got to halfway on the temp gauge, I don't think you over
> heated
> the car.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Masters [mailto:miethos@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 1:15 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] meltdown
>
> welp i think i finally melted the SHO down into nothing.  I have had a
> problem with my overfill bottle for awhile after I put in the heavy duty
> radiator.. i didnt have enough room to fit it so I basically have to keep
> refilling my radiator every few days to keep it topped off.  Well i
> screwed
> myself and let it overheat yesterday on the interestate.  i was going
> about
> 70 and it got upto halfway hot on the thermostat.  the car started to bogg
> down and slowly ran down to a stop. it died of course and the Red oil
> light
> came on.  Well I had to leave it and come back the next day.  No crank.
> Sounds like there is no compression or something.  its a wierd sound
> really.  I towed it to the house and the red oil light is still on, i
> checked the oil and it has plenty in there.  Any ideas how bad it is ?
>
> I recently put new spark plugs, wires, head gaskets, plug seals on
> it.  new
> altenator, new dynomax exhaust.
>
> Jeeze I feel like a dumbass.
> 93 mtx 103k miles
>
> ~Joe
> Baton Rouge, LA
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