 If your radiator cap falls apart...., Replace it ASAFP |
 Oct 10, 2011 - 7:59 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%)  |
After 7 hours of racing, it looks like we broke the radiator cap, we thought nothing of it kept on. Whelp, we think the broken cap did not allow the the coolant system to be pressurized, all of the water steamed off, the coolant system dried out, at about 9:30 PM the engine over heated and stalled at about 90 mph on the back straight. We are pretty sure it fried the thermostat, pooched the head gasket, and god knows what else to the block....
Is it possible for a failed thermostat to destroy an engine !?!? stay posted... -------------------- -Mike
mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Oct 10, 2011 - 9:04 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
@Smaay, yep I agree... the lack of coolant is what did all the damage, the broken rad cap was the crux of it all... also not checking the gauges... during the driving. Going to have to come up with habit to check the gauges with some kind of cadence or maybe some kind of visual or audio alert to help with that...
-------------------- -Mike
mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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qatar11 If your radiator cap falls apart.... Oct 10, 2011 - 7:59 AM
stephen_lee i imagine the bottom end will be relatively ok.
t... Oct 10, 2011 - 8:47 AM Smaay It wasnt your thermostat that caused the failure, ... Oct 10, 2011 - 9:01 AM Culpable04 I check my gauges as frecuent as I check my side m... Oct 10, 2011 - 9:19 AM PolliS_5S-FE Sh!t yeah im always keeping an eye of my gauge... Oct 10, 2011 - 3:07 PM Bitter Well you do need coolant flowing past the coolant ... Oct 10, 2011 - 7:01 PM
qatar11 QUOTE (Bitter @ Oct 10, 2011 - 8:01 ... Oct 10, 2011 - 8:00 PM Bitter pull the hoses off the radiator and look inside th... Oct 10, 2011 - 9:25 PM qatar11 QUOTE (Bitter @ Oct 10, 2011 - 10:25... Oct 10, 2011 - 9:41 PM |
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