Scotty
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Sorry I haven't been around or responded to anyone, I got injured at work and am gearing up for surgery on my left hand now that they know what to address and that I actually need surgery. Losing a bone and some other stuff.
So I moved my IV (rebuilt 1725 w/20 miles on it, Weber 32/36) around the carport and after about 3 minutes It stalled on me twice. Started it back up, drove and immediately heard gurgling under the hood, immediately lost most of the engine power, and Antifreeze shot out the bottom of the radiator. I pulled up, parked, shut down and popped the hood to find my radiator was boiling hot to the point that it was steaming and my fuel filter had boiling gas inside. The front suspension cross-member was drenched with antifreeze. A row from top to bottom on the center of the radiator was wet on the front and back of the radiator, nowhere else (pics below).
I'm going through a list of obvious things like bad hoses, bad water pump (I don't see any obvious leaking), or even a blown Head Gasket (I -did- lose power so this is a big concern for me right now) . I haven't found any other leaks and am letting the car sit and cool before doing anything with it.
Edit: I checked and found that the radiator still has Anti-freezer but it just covers the top of the cells. I think the mass of the antifreeze went out the petcock or whatever it's called, the hose that runs along the top and side of the radiator. And yes, the end of that hose is wet.
The ONLY thing I did before running the car was change out the bracket that held the muffler to the bottom of the car. It was vibrating a little bit and I intended to tighten it once I parked but didn't get the chance... mentioning that in case there's something there that contributed to or actually caused that.
Any advice or anything I should check, address or am missing?
As always, thanks so much in advance.
So I moved my IV (rebuilt 1725 w/20 miles on it, Weber 32/36) around the carport and after about 3 minutes It stalled on me twice. Started it back up, drove and immediately heard gurgling under the hood, immediately lost most of the engine power, and Antifreeze shot out the bottom of the radiator. I pulled up, parked, shut down and popped the hood to find my radiator was boiling hot to the point that it was steaming and my fuel filter had boiling gas inside. The front suspension cross-member was drenched with antifreeze. A row from top to bottom on the center of the radiator was wet on the front and back of the radiator, nowhere else (pics below).
I'm going through a list of obvious things like bad hoses, bad water pump (I don't see any obvious leaking), or even a blown Head Gasket (I -did- lose power so this is a big concern for me right now) . I haven't found any other leaks and am letting the car sit and cool before doing anything with it.
Edit: I checked and found that the radiator still has Anti-freezer but it just covers the top of the cells. I think the mass of the antifreeze went out the petcock or whatever it's called, the hose that runs along the top and side of the radiator. And yes, the end of that hose is wet.
The ONLY thing I did before running the car was change out the bracket that held the muffler to the bottom of the car. It was vibrating a little bit and I intended to tighten it once I parked but didn't get the chance... mentioning that in case there's something there that contributed to or actually caused that.
Any advice or anything I should check, address or am missing?
As always, thanks so much in advance.
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