NoooooooO!
The recent heat wave we're experiencing here in Ottawa
has claimed another victim - my TR6. Sadness.
Driving home yesterday in 35 degre weather (I much
prefer when it's -35), I was at a red light and I
could smell something burning and thought "heh-heh,
some poor sucker's car is overheating". Almost that
same instance I saw steam coming from under my hood!
"Nooooooo! Why me Lord? Why ME??" Luckilly I was
almost home, so I took it really easy. I kept a close
eye on the oil pressure, but the temp gauge was off
the scale. Then it got worse, as I was turning onto
my street, as the revs were going doing to almost idle
I heard the distinct noise of grinding/breaking metal.
Okay, enough whining. The engine is now cool enough
to approach, where should I start? I really don't
want to start the engine not knowing what the grinding
sound was. My first stop will probably be the
thermostat, how can I tell if it was the root cause
and if it should be replaced? Then the engine itself,
what should I test first?
Ian Clough
Chernobyl-Red '75 TR6
HOTtawa, Canada
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