fdawesomesauce |
05-16-14 05:57 PM |
First Rebuild
Just bought my first FD. 130k on the clock, no rebuild...yet. I knew the car needed a starter and battery before i bought it. No big deal. Towed it to my work (chevy dealer;)). Charged and tested battery, it was fine. Had starter rebuilt, the brushes had broken free. Changed ALL fluids. Vacuum filled the coolant then put the spill-free funnel on it. Fired right up, smoked a little, but ran smooth. Now here's the problem no matter what i do, i can't seem to get it to stop boiling over. Let it sit over night with the funnel and the front end lifted up. I removed the funnel topped the coolant off. I fired it up let it get up to "temp" on the gauge drove around the lot, parked it left it running, buzzer came on. So i immediately shut it off and noticed coolant being pushed out of the overflow. It does have a new cap that I pressure tested on the ast. Fans work, thermostat is new with holes drilled in it. So i'm fairly convinced that the engine needs a rebuild. I'm in Eastern NC, was hoping someone knew a good rotary builder around here. thanks.
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