Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: NEw to the group!

[Luke Wardwell <horneteer2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Heres another reply.

I have a '76 Sportabout. I bought it with 52 thousand on it.

I ran it for afew years with it running hot and tinkered with it. I flushed the coolant that was very dirty brown. It still ran hot. I finally took it to a radiator place and they said that it was too clogged to flush and I would have to have it recored.

I bought a new radiator where I work and now it stays about in the middle.

Not sure if head gasket might be bad. A cast iron block with a cast iron head would be less likely to warp than an aluminum head.

I might be taking it apart soon for a valve job.

--- On Mon, 9/20/10, Pj <pjtheurer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Pj <pjtheurer@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: NEw to the group!
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, September 20, 2010, 10:20 AM

 

WOW! What a response guys....

as far as the radiator cap, it is brand new, and is keeping 13 psi as it should...

the radiator is NOT the one that came with the car, I bought it second hand from a guy locally who is into hornets and such. it was a little bigger than the first one i got with the car, so I figured it was for a larger straight 6 (258?) it also has fittings for trans cooler lines (which my car has none)

I seriously thinking that even tho i see flow thru the radiator, it could be partially pluggedup.

I dont even want to think about a head gasket, and it shows no signs of a bad head gasket... no smoke EVER, (not even from valve guide seals)

and no chocolate milk for anti-freeze...

this being said, I DO hope that all this boils down to needing the radiator hot tanked and re-done professionally, and the missing fan shroud.

thank you so much for the warm welcome and the quick shot of advice...

Thank you,

Paul J. Theurer

R.O.A. Member # 12474
A.M.O. Member # 9970

1971 AMC Hornet Sportabout Wagon
1972 Buick Riviera
1993 Chevy C3500

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Terry Atkins <twa1950@...> wrote:
>
> Really when mine blew it never ran hot but it did smoke. I guess a month before
> it blew completely I notice a little white smoke like vapor coming out of my
> tailpipe but after it warmed up it went away. Then one morning I had a doctors
> appointment and it started smoking like crazy. I wouldn't rule out a head gasket
> it very well could have  one blown. I still think I would go with the radiator
> first though. The car is almost 40 years old and has sat for 26 years. It
> wouldn't be a bad investment to go ahead and replace it anyway. If it turned out
> to be a head gasket I would go ahead and have the head redone or at least check
> out while I had the car apart. I would think after sitting that long at the very
> least the valve stem seals could use replacing. Just my thoughts.
> Terry
>
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> ________________________________
> From: Bradley Jones <wagonmasterx5@...>
> To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sun, September 19, 2010 8:30:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] NEw to the group!
>
>  
> Terry, With mine, I never had water in the oil. It was blown in a way that it
> was super heating the cooling system.
>
>
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>
> --- On Sun, 9/19/10, Terry Atkins <twa1950@...> wrote:
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>
> >From: Terry Atkins <twa1950@...>
> >Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] NEw to the group!
> >To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010, 11:54 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >I agree it could be a head gasket. I would think if is blown bad enough for it
> >to run hot you would see some white smoke coming out the exhaust and or water in
> >the oil.
> >
> >Terry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ________________________________
> From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@...>
> >To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Sun, September 19, 2010 9:21:26 AM
> >Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] NEw to the group!
> >
> > 
> >
> >
> >Bradley is right also. That is another possibility. I am sure there is a garage
> >in your area that has the NOX sensor that can sense exhaust in your coolant and
> >also you can use a lazer infared temp gun to figure out if one cyl is hotter
> >that the rest.
> >
> > Davis
> >
> >
> ________________________________
> From: Bradley Jones <wagonmasterx5@...>
> >To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Sun, September 19, 2010 5:23:24 AM
> >Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] NEw to the group!
> >
> > 
> >Hey Paul, You have 2 things of my interest...1) Hornet Sportabouts and 2) I grew
> >up in the St. Louis area.
> >I take it that you have a straight 6 in the Hornet. You may want to check the
> >head gasket. My '74 Sportabout had an overheating problem when I got it also. A
> >techy mechanic friend used a temp reading gun on it and told me which cylinder
> >it was. He had all kinds of neat toys.
> >I grew up in East Alton Illinois.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- On Sun, 9/19/10, Pj <pjtheurer@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>From: Pj <pjtheurer@...>
> >>Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] NEw to the group!
> >>To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010, 6:34 AM
> >>
> >>
> >>Hi y'all, MY name is Paul and I'mnew to the group. I dont have a Gremmie yet,
> >>but I do own a 1971 Hornet Sportabout. Purchased from texas, trailered to St
> >>Louis and after 6weeks, is almost ready to hit the highways. It had sat for some
> >>25+ years and I figure joining the group will allow me to give and recieve new
> >>info!!
> >>
> >>
> >>Currently I'm looking for a few parts, fan shroud being one of them. I cant seem
> >>to get the car to stop overheating. I've completely flushed the cooling system,
> >>installed a new thermostat, water pump and 13 psi radiator cap... the only thing
> >>missing is the fan shroud (car didnt come with one) will this cause the car to
> >>overheat???
> >>
> >>Thank you,
> >>
> >>Paul J. Theurer
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>R.O.A. Member # 12474
> >>A.M.O. Member # 9970
> >>
> >>
> >>1971 AMC Hornet Sportabout Wagon
> >>1972 Buick Riviera
> >>1993 Chevy C3500
> >>
> >>
> >>
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