accomplishment!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Morgantown,WV USA
accomplishment!
As part of my spring maintenance program I removed & cleaned my radiator, changed all my hoses, resealed the radiator (foam seals) and installed a new 180* thermostat. I also replaced the original fuel pump and the metal line that runs from the pump to the carb. While I had the car apart I did refinished the frame area and cross-member plus all the engine brackets.
I buttoned her up last Sunday was was finally able to take it on a 100 mile trip today. The car performed flawlessly !! The temp gauge never touched the 200* mark all day, even with the air conditioning on and it cruised at 70-75mph with no problem. Actually a nice driving car (it only has 27k miles but it is 40 year old technology
)
The car actually runs cooler. I firmly believe that installing new radiator seals made the difference. The old seals did not seal very well (gap between the seal and radiator) and parts were missing.
All in all a good day to drive the pace car !
Dan
I buttoned her up last Sunday was was finally able to take it on a 100 mile trip today. The car performed flawlessly !! The temp gauge never touched the 200* mark all day, even with the air conditioning on and it cruised at 70-75mph with no problem. Actually a nice driving car (it only has 27k miles but it is 40 year old technology
)The car actually runs cooler. I firmly believe that installing new radiator seals made the difference. The old seals did not seal very well (gap between the seal and radiator) and parts were missing.
All in all a good day to drive the pace car !
Dan
Its always better when you do it yourself.
