In a message dated 6/17/2007 5:37:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, horneteer2@xxxxxxxxx writes:
That is good to hear you are getting your radiator fixed. It was only $20 more for me to buy a new rad than get my old one re-cored. So that is what I did. But now my new one is busted. I know a good radiator shop I hope to drop either of my radiators off to to see what they can do.
My Hornet ran hot for the first couple years I got it. Come to find out the radiator was clogged.
Oh yeah update on my Hornet. I think I spun a bearing. So it will be awhile before I can afford to fix it. A friend had a nice garage with stuff I hope to work on it in. Also CarQuest has a nice machine shop in Bangor where I can bring it. I will get the head checked out and probably a valve job as well.Hmmmm maybe in the process I can get a performance cam for it. Any other performance ideas I can do while it is apart???
Also I found out the engine was built the same day as my car. August 29th
1975.
Good luck on your Pacer Luke
Thanks Luke - though it sounds as if it is I who should be wishing you good luck! Damn, when it rains it pours! Sounds as if my Pacer was doing the same radiator dance as yours. It sure had me perplexed. It wasn't hot enough to overheat, but it was running hot enough to evaporate a good portion of the coolant as well as make the engine run like crap. When I removed the petcock, it was so clogged that nothing came out -- thought the radiator was half full!
In a sheer stroke of "GOD was with me," this is too good to believe luck, I found a brand new Pacer radiator on eBay with a buy it now price of $150. The guy
had just posted it and I was the third person to view the auction (at least according to the page counter). Of course, I snapped it up without the slightest hesitation. Tell me, what are the chances of that? With any luck, the wife will be able to take it to a show next week.
Charlie
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