3800 Coming home from Harvard..

[SaturdaysGS]

Coming from the Harvard meet, I notice my heats not throwing any hot air, so I jacked up the climate control, and nada. I get to where 23/20 meet, and I take a look at the temp gauge and its at 3/4's (it usually stays below half). Now this was at about 9:15. I pull over at the gas station, and pop the hood to see hot coolant being puked out of somewhere, looked to be by the heater core. :angry: I get picked up by the tow truck at 10:40, and make it home by 12:20am.

I hadn't smelled any sweet smells in the car, nor noticed any strange condensation on the windshield at all. Heater core? Hose?

-Nick

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[preussenGTP]

dude that sucks!
i wonder if it's that little hose under the intake mani??

and don't forget about your power steering pump going kaput
you did have SOME fun at the meet though - even if it meant losing..lol

 

[SaturdaysGS]

lol, yeah no doubt I had a great time.. that leaking fluid that we thought was power steering was actually coolant..

 

[preussenGTP]

Originally posted by SaturdaysGS@May 21 2006, 01:35 AM
lol, yeah no doubt I had a great time.. that leaking fluid that we thought was power steering was actually coolant..

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yeah that makes sense. . you probably lost alot of coolant by the time you reached that intersection, so you're lucky you noticed the temp rising and didn't seize-up your motor.

i hope it doesn't cost you too much $$

check out the pics i took

 

[syP]

dude nick... ur car was gaining up top... that 3.3" pulley must be nice

 

[SaturdaysGS]

Thanks Ryan, now all it needs is a tune.. BADLY. Time for a Powrtuner!

 

[preussenGTP]

Originally posted by syP@May 21 2006, 01:36 PM
dude nick... ur car was gaining up top... that 3.3" pulley must be nice

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actually that's not what happened - twice :lol:

 

[SaturdaysGS]

I guess I should get rockers then eh??

 

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that sucks you car had to get towed home after you worked on it all day.