[elky] Re: My diet is over and other stuff
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:10:30 -0500
Don't forget to check the timing. Had that happen once, it was a lot hotter
at certain advance stages.
Good Luck.
JC
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah, it's really overheating. I just hadn't driven it enough to really
> observer the symptoms. When the overflow can starts bubbling with boiling
> water and spewing steam, it's good and hot. Yeah, I've got a pressure cap
> on it, but I'm leery of it because of the radiator with those damned plastic
> end caps. I can try the water spray thing. I have a pretty good idea of
> what it'll show. But that'll have to wait until Sunday. I've gotta finish
> editing the photos from last week's car show and get 'em on the server (a
> tedious, time-consuming task.)
>
> I'll prolly have a Target 550 update to do today as well. Retirement is
> hard work. I dunno if you've noticed that, Frank, but it sure is for me.
>
> Ohh...one last thing. Jim H and I were talking about putting an Easy-Up
> canopy (the one we're gonna use on the salt flats) as shade that I could
> work under since it's hotter'n hell in the sun (yeah, Robert, I know yer a
> lot hotter and you have my sympathy.) Jim suggested that I call the city
> government to make sure there were no problems with it. I found out that I
> need to get a building permit to put it up. The guy I talked with obviously
> had no idea what an Easy-Up was, so I sent him an email with a picture of
> one. He said he couldn't see the attachment. Of course. I embedded the
> image in the body of the text like I do here. So I sent him another email
> with the photo attached, rather than embedded. Of course I haven't heard
> back from him. But in talking with Jim this morning, the idea of bringing a
> coupla "consumer troubleshooters" to the city hall when I go to apply for a
> building permit seems like a pretty good way to stick my finger in the
> city's eye. I'd enjoy that immensely.
>
> More news as it happens. :)
>
> r
>
>
> On 7/15/2011 9:06 AM, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> You would think over heating problems would be a cinch to fix. Seams like
> there are 101 things that show over heating.
> Could be the gage, you seam to say you notice it overheats now that you
> fixed the gage. Did the engine feel like it was over heating? "us" old
> timers don't need a gage to tell us what we see/feel.
> Here's a race track temp cheat, when it shows overheating on the gage,
> lightly spray mist of water over engine. It will transfer heat off the block
> 26 times faster. see if gage changes. No cost involved.
>
>
> Smokey Mt Frank
>
> In a message dated 7/15/2011 10:23:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> In other news, I got the temp gauge working in the Camaro and sorta wish I
> hadn't. Sumbitch overheats like crazy. I removed the thermostat (a major
> project in itself...my hands are cut to ribbons) and it still overheats.
> Today I'll remove the A/C condenser and see if that's blocking air flow to
> the radiator as well as see if there's a way to keep the electric fan
> running all the time.
>
>
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