Really bad day. And thank god for E85

[jsxtreme]

When it rains it pours. I hope the covid crap passes soon!

[loosenut]

Thanks guys. Mild case. I’m going back to work tomorrow. For one day. Then heading down to bowling green to see if I can’t blow up the Buick, that is if I haven’t yet. Lol.

[loosenut]

Well I guess I did do some damage driving with out coolant. Blown head gasket at #6 cylinder.

[AutoRoc]

Did you make the event? Sorry to hear it's not being reliable. Maybe time for LS swap?!?

[WhiteHawk]

Well I guess I did do some damage driving with out coolant. Blown head gasket at #6 cylinder.

As long as the heads are OK you should be fine. Still running iron? If you had iron I would just do a trackside swap. If aluminum, then probably send them in to get checked for warpage.

-Geoff

[loosenut]

I went to Bowling Green and brought the car. After the repair, the car was running good, but hot. With E-85 it runs about 170 degrees and it was staying around 205-210. We pulled the plugs and found # 6 was wet.

It is still an Iron head motor with Cometic gaskets. I couldn't get a set down there and it was too damn hot to do it anyway.

Still had a good time. Helped out a friend who runs TSO. He was the #2 qualifier at 5.25 in the 1/8. He lost in the finals when the trans brake button malfunctioned at the line and bumped through the beams.