[Shotimes] meltdown

[Joe Masters]

Hrmm ok that sounds logical.  So what else could it be then ? The car got
about Halfway hot on the temp gauge.  Any suggestions or things I could
test/look into ?  I'm baffled honestly.

~Joe


On 2/15/06, Zach Leahy <leahyz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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