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Stang_ROTY · 08-01-2001, 11:54 PM

I ried it again without a thermostat today and the engine started to heat up after about 15 minutes. I'm really starting to think that these dudes from edelbrock lie, or the pulley's I got from MARCH are straight drag racing??
Anyway, I get home and park the car on a decline with the front end pointing down. That's how the driveway is designed. 2 minutes into shutoff I blow a brand new thermostat gasket I installed. So I remove the radiator cap with a towel protecting my hands and some hot coolant come up. THEN all of a sudden the MOROSO reservoir decides to kick in and dumps a little rad. fluid and some dirt out the release valve. This sucks. It's my b-day and I can' even enjoy my car, I'm willing to met a bet that my engine builder screwed something up with the gakets.

08-01-2001, 11:54 PM	#13
Stang_ROTY Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Berkshire County - Massachusetts Posts: 735	I ried it again without a thermostat today and the engine started to heat up after about 15 minutes. I'm really starting to think that these dudes from edelbrock lie, or the pulley's I got from MARCH are straight drag racing?? Anyway, I get home and park the car on a decline with the front end pointing down. That's how the driveway is designed. 2 minutes into shutoff I blow a brand new thermostat gasket I installed. So I remove the radiator cap with a towel protecting my hands and some hot coolant come up. THEN all of a sudden the MOROSO reservoir decides to kick in and dumps a little rad. fluid and some dirt out the release valve. This sucks. It's my b-day and I can' even enjoy my car, I'm willing to met a bet that my engine builder screwed something up with the gakets.