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Old 02-12-2019, 05:03 PM
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I'm glad someone mentioned the cooling system. I don't care what coolant was in it when it was stored, most will go to crap after that long. Life events forced me to park mine for over 15 years and when I got back to it, I started by pulling the cooling hoses and found sludge in them and under the thermostat. I pulled the intake to clean it out and ended up pulling the heads and discovered sludge in the cooling water jackets as well. It got a complete teardown and block flush after that. It always had a 50-50 mix in it and if I'd tried to start it with that mess I would have clogged an otherwise good radiator in short order.
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Originally Posted by deejaydu
What tire and width whitewall is on your car? They look great.
I was a bit concerned the 1" whitewalls were too wide, but I do like them. The tires are AMERICAN CLASSIC Whitewall Radial P205/75R15 96S WW.

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I was a bit concerned the 1" whitewalls were too wide, but I do like them. The tires are AMERICAN CLASSIC Whitewall Radial P205/75R15 96S WW.

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they look great!
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I get it, thanks for the help from everyone, I really appreciate it. Learning to navigate the forum posts.
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