CHANGE YOUR OIL!!! NOW! DON'T DRIVE IT UNTIL YOU DO!
I lost all the coolant in the 360 in my '83. One of the heater hoses slit.
I refilled it with water and bypassed the heater core on the water pump. The
car ran fine for 10-20 minutes and then died. I was told that had I changed
the oil I probably would have been fine, but it was 3 am, so I risked it.
Oil smelled *a little* burnt. Expensive lesson. Now I have a crate Magnum
in it. The small block is closer to bulletproof than your V-6. I believe
you have some aluminum parts (heads) which may warp, but if the car was
running OK you should be golden.
Good luck, my fingers are crossed,
Rob
>From: Tim Clevenger <tjclevenger@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: IML: Ol' Faithful (or not)
>Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 08:46:51 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hi all,
>
>Well, we had a possible catastrophe on our '91 Imp. The radiator fan quit
>working while my wife
>was driving home. She got the "Engine temperature critical" readout,
>pulled over and let it cool,
>then drove home. She also saw some steam. Well, since she was stopped in
>a very dangerous place
>and had my 3-year-old with her, I decided to risk the damage by having her
>complete her trip
>despite the steaming.
>
>A few minutes later, the temp was back up, and she got "Low coolant level"
>warning. She pulled
>over and let it cool again, and then limped to my in-laws' house.
>
>When I got there, I found a small puddle on the ground. I removed the
>radiator cap and the system
>started leaking. It appears to be coming from the drain petcock. I went
>ahead and drained the
>system, then removed the fan assembly. The fan itself has begun to
>separate from the metal
>bushing in the center, and jammed the fan in the shroud. The motor then
>burned up, finally
>kicking the fuse.
>
>I'm going parts-diving this afternoon. Anybody know of a good Chrysler
>yard in the
>Fullerton/Orange, CA area? Also, since the pressure was enough to blow out
>the petcock, should I
>replace my radiator cap? My understanding is that the cap is supposed to
>start venting long
>before it blows out the radiator or hoses.
>
>I don't know if there was engine damage. The final part of the trip was
>mostly downhill to level,
>and the temp stayed high, but in the very top of the normal/bottom of high
>range. The radiator
>still had about a gallon in it when I drained it, the oil smells okay, and
>there were no
>"troubling noises" when my wife parked it. I'll replace the fan, fan
>motor, fuse, petcock and
>refill the system, and hope for the best.
>
>
>Thanks.
>
>Tim
>
>
>
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