FALSE ALARM!!!! All it was, was I overfilled my coolant resevoir the other night when I burped it. AFTER MUCH DIAGNOSIS, Q&A, and troubleshooting with Kyle (Dookie), he helped me realize that I jumped to conclusions. When I pegged the throttle (twice before), it was spewing out the blowhole on my resevoir tank. Simply because there was too much in there. I had no water in my exhaust, the car was running GREAT, and no water or coolant in my oil either. So I drained about 14-16oz of water from the resevoir and hit the road again. This time I stomped on it 5 separate times, throughout the test drive. AND NOTHING. NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL. Lol, what's funny, is after all that aggressive driving that last test drive (hard acceleration, moderate braking, repeat), my temps never got above 194*. So I guess my cooling system is up to par now, lmao. I'm going to check my coolant level later tonight, to make sure it's where it should be. (If I have a blown head gasket, in fact. Then the coolant level will have gone down significantly) But I checked my oil tonight after my last drive, and again, all is good. I'm actually going to get an oil change next week, so that will REALLY be the sign. Thanks for the concern everyone, sorry to get ahead of myself there........it was very easy to assume, considering my recent issues. At least I guess I know this Indy 426 is no pussy, lol.
Good lookin out Wade. Thanks buddy. And I KNOW I'm a silly little boy....... PS - Just for the record, it's pretty badass what you're doing for Matt McKenzie.
Chase you would do the same and heck when do us civilians ever get a chance to give back. I'm excited about the trip to Richmond, VA next weekend but this 2 week trek at the end of April is like waiting for Christmas it's gonna be a blast and something I will never forget.
Chase, I don't give a shit if it was a false alarm. YOU are one cool cat. I hope you smoke weed and your coolness is not natural...so to speak. Hell, Jason fights weed for a living and he blew his motor...and his top, and said fuck it with modding! LOL
fuq!!!!! i just got back from the track, open up the connection and see this post!!!! glad everything is ok buddy!! btw - you did not get any crap on my intake did you??? i might have to come and confiscate it if you are going to abuse it like that....... lol
LMAO!! I've never touched "mary jane" actually. Don't do drugs, seriously. I've just truly grown to understand that when you modify a vehicle as deeply as I have, things are gonna pop up. I've LEARNED A SHITLOAD over this past month with all these issues. I just hope I'm out of the woods now. She's all detailed and shiny in the garage now. Not takin her out until the weekend. Thanks Rick!! Thanks man. It started out rough, but ended well. I'm hoping Sunday brings a nice two hour cruise, trouble free. It's supposed to be nice out, so I'm hoping wife and I can take a big lap of Birmingham and grab some lunch in the Charger. WITHOUT ANY ISSUES!!!!
Wait a minute... you painted over your overflow tank didn't you. You probably can't even see the coolant level in there can you
Chase, was thinking about his today, and a few good things came out of it... 1. You know your new cap works as advertised 2. You know your cooling system isn't leaking anywhere. 3. You know your head gaskets are good.
Well....after all is said and done, I'm stoked that your car is running top notch now!! Look at the bright side ( I'm always the optimist ) Now you know all about your cooling system and now you have brand new fans/rad cap/thermostat!!
So true big guy. So very true!!!! Agreed dude. I've learned A LOT!!! Thanks Jim!! And LMFAO to whichever mod changed the title to my thread!!!!
Shit dude.....no kidding. We keep missing each other. I'll be working that day from noon-4, just covering a half day for one of my leaders, his father just passed. Other than that I'm free!! LOL. Can I buzz you tomorrow night? (provided I remember to, lol)
Try me anytime...during the day I am in and out of meetings so it is just catch me at the right time...heck, eventially we will hook..LOL..
