Well, it turned out that it was the solinoid stuck open. Replaced it and things were back to normal.
So here it goes. We started her up. As soon as te gas hit the carbs she started. She went right up to 2000 RPM so i kept it there. Sounded really good. No leaks. Seen that the temp was starting to climb so i turned on the fans. 5 minutes pasted and the RPM are up to 2500 so we took it back alittle to 2200-2300rpm. Temp though is still climbing and after 10 minutes we were at 210 degress on the gage so we decided that something wasn't right and shut here down.
Well this is when things get not so good. When i shut the key off the RPM's dropped but the engine continued to Run on. What seemed like for ever. turned off the kill switch, nothing. Removed the neg cable and then the positive. Cables where loose on for a quick removal. While this was going on i heard some pinging, maybe it could be classified as knocking.
So the engine is off, i put my hand on the expansion tank and it is cold. Rad is cold and the hoses are cold. took off the rad cap and fluid sprayed all over the place. But it was cool, not even warm. Huge pressure build up. So i believe the thermostat didn't open up. Then it suddenly hits me that the engine wasn't getting any fluid at all. Then temp gage sending unit is mounted right infront of the thermmostat and the intake is aluminum.
Checked the
oil and its not bubbling like there is
antifreeze in there so thats good. This morning after very little sleep i reconnected the power and turned the key just to activate the gages and it looks ok. No leaks, no smells accept for the gas smell form open carbs
What should i do next. The engine only ran for 10 minutes so i am sure that the cam isn't set yet. Should i take the thermostat out and test it. The darn thing is new. This makes no sense.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Automan
Got her started but not a good finish
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