Engine overheated - kinda funny
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Engine overheated - kinda funny
.........not really. today i finally fired up the 427 on the frame to break in the cam. had it running for around 10 minutes and remember checking temp - it was rising and had reached 210 - then pop - the big hose that attaches to the front of the manifold came loose and water and antifreeze were EVERYWHERE
covered 2 bays of my garage. i was behind it so was not hurt but got an antifreeze shower
Any help on what i did wrong would be appreciated. here is how i prepared for the break-in.....
1. put one bottle of antifreeze and water filled under the thermostat before installing it
2. connected the radiator as normal and filled it with water
3. connected a piece of hose between the ports that would notmally go to the heater
4. because i do not have the BB expansion tank installed, i blanked off the filler tube (maybe this was the problem - no vent capability?)
it seems that it popped at 210 and i think that this is the rating of the thermostat - it opened and POP. the clutch fan may be bad bit the radiator was much cooler than the engine block.
any help would be appreciated. Happy Thanksgiving and a special nod to any armed services personnel that read this
covered 2 bays of my garage. i was behind it so was not hurt but got an antifreeze showerAny help on what i did wrong would be appreciated. here is how i prepared for the break-in.....
1. put one bottle of antifreeze and water filled under the thermostat before installing it
2. connected the radiator as normal and filled it with water
3. connected a piece of hose between the ports that would notmally go to the heater
4. because i do not have the BB expansion tank installed, i blanked off the filler tube (maybe this was the problem - no vent capability?)
it seems that it popped at 210 and i think that this is the rating of the thermostat - it opened and POP. the clutch fan may be bad bit the radiator was much cooler than the engine block.
any help would be appreciated. Happy Thanksgiving and a special nod to any armed services personnel that read this
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From: Chetwynd B.C.
......... had it running for around 10 minutes and remember checking temp - it was rising and had reached 210 - then pop - the big hose that attaches to the front of the manifold came loose and water and antifreeze were EVERYWHERE covered 2 bays of my garage. i was behind it so was not hurt but got an antifreeze shower
it seems that it popped at 210 and i think that this is the rating of the thermostat - it opened and POP. the clutch fan may be bad bit the radiator was much cooler than the engine block.
covered 2 bays of my garage. i was behind it so was not hurt but got an antifreeze showerit seems that it popped at 210 and i think that this is the rating of the thermostat - it opened and POP. the clutch fan may be bad bit the radiator was much cooler than the engine block.
sorry for the slight hi-jack.
shmoky
