Something's Leaking
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Something's Leaking
Hey everyone!
I had an incident this afternoon. I was driving my 1981 and while driving, something under the hood made a noise not unlike a crack or a crunch, and my temp gauge suddenly skyrocketed, shooting from ~120 to just a bit over 260. I pulled over and let it sit for about half an hour before pulling back onto the road, and alas, the temp gauge did the same thing. I had someone follow me from the first stop to the second, and they noticed I was leaking something fierce onto the road. They said it was a greenish fluid that was coming out. Any ideas on what might be leaking?
Thanks in advance!
I had an incident this afternoon. I was driving my 1981 and while driving, something under the hood made a noise not unlike a crack or a crunch, and my temp gauge suddenly skyrocketed, shooting from ~120 to just a bit over 260. I pulled over and let it sit for about half an hour before pulling back onto the road, and alas, the temp gauge did the same thing. I had someone follow me from the first stop to the second, and they noticed I was leaking something fierce onto the road. They said it was a greenish fluid that was coming out. Any ideas on what might be leaking?
Thanks in advance!
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Hey everyone!
I had an incident this afternoon. I was driving my 1981 and while driving, something under the hood made a noise not unlike a crack or a crunch, and my temp gauge suddenly skyrocketed, shooting from ~120 to just a bit over 260. I pulled over and let it sit for about half an hour before pulling back onto the road, and alas, the temp gauge did the same thing. I had someone follow me from the first stop to the second, and they noticed I was leaking something fierce onto the road. They said it was a greenish fluid that was coming out. Any ideas on what might be leaking?
Thanks in advance!
I had an incident this afternoon. I was driving my 1981 and while driving, something under the hood made a noise not unlike a crack or a crunch, and my temp gauge suddenly skyrocketed, shooting from ~120 to just a bit over 260. I pulled over and let it sit for about half an hour before pulling back onto the road, and alas, the temp gauge did the same thing. I had someone follow me from the first stop to the second, and they noticed I was leaking something fierce onto the road. They said it was a greenish fluid that was coming out. Any ideas on what might be leaking?
Thanks in advance!
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Running a 81 with the factory head's that hot is a great way to crack heads. I would suggest you open the hood and have a look.
