Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Overheating question?

[<eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ralph, my guess, and that is all it is, is that either the thermostat is 
stuck, or radiator plugged, or possibly very low on fluid inside radiator. 
Could be something like a incorrect radiator cap too. Have had them all 
here, awhile back one of my Eagles was doing same. The radiator looked good, 
but upon removing it, found it to be 900 pounds (or so) as it was clogged up 
severely! I simply changed radiator and now car barely reaches operating 
temps! Another was a 75 Hornet 232, 3spd driving back from Corpus Christi 
with load of aMX parts, it overheated on I-59 and left me stranded. Was so 
much steam that people were slowing down thinking the car was on fire. 
Engine was so hot that dried oil on it was bubbling, I was sure I wasted the 
232. Tried putting some water in it and the radiator would violently go 
CHUNG and spit it back 10 feet in air. Let it cool down for a hour, then 
tried starting it, and putting more water in it. Darned thermostat was stuck 
closed, same result; pulled off radiator hose, avoiding superheated 
chernobyl steam, and stuck a long screwdriver in there and smashed it open. 
Car drove all the way back to Houston (100 miles) no problem. There is some 
good over counter 'flush' stuff from a variety of companies, available at 
local auto parts stores you might want to check out also. But start with 
easy stuff like thermostat, proper amount of fluid, and making sure radiator 
is not plugged up. Even if it looks open from open cap, don't mean you can 
see beyond that which could all be plugged, whihc was the problem with 
several of mine. And it could be you overfilled it and it was getting rid of 
overfillage, hard to tell from far away.
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rebade1" <rebade1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 9:10 AM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Overheating question?


> On the Concord AMX with the 258, we let it sit after we changed out the
> ignition module and rebuilt the carb. It's been in the cold garage. I
> started it up to let it recharge the battery and keep the engine good.
> Temps have been about 0 degrees F here lately.
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> I came back out about 10 minutes later and the coolant hose was just
> spraying out antifreeze like crazy. The engine didn't seem to be that
> hot. I was planning to change the thermostat to the OEM 195 degree one,
> but wanted to ask for input on what may be causing it. We drove that
> car back from Ohio to Minnesota in the beginning of November and didn't
> have any coolant/cooling issues. Anybody have any ideas?
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> Ralph
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