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powerdriver 1958 · 06-25-2007, 12:56 AM

Just another dumb thing that happened to me,bad radiator cap was my problem on a 76 3/4 350.The old truck run fine until a trip on I29 to St Joe,it started getting hot and i would pull over and it took a while but would cool down and after three times of this it was getting old.Finally i held the throttle at highway speeds and watched the bottom hose suck shut.shut it down and after a little cooling time dug thru the tool box and found a roll of wire.

Wound the wire inside the hose and filled it with ditch water.Made the rest of the trip with out a hitch but found the radiator cap at fault..........As far as I know the wire is still in it

06-25-2007, 12:56 AM	#5
powerdriver 1958 Kid's Mechanic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 8,241	Re: Very short trip............. Just another dumb thing that happened to me,bad radiator cap was my problem on a 76 3/4 350.The old truck run fine until a trip on I29 to St Joe,it started getting hot and i would pull over and it took a while but would cool down and after three times of this it was getting old.Finally i held the throttle at highway speeds and watched the bottom hose suck shut.shut it down and after a little cooling time dug thru the tool box and found a roll of wire. Wound the wire inside the hose and filled it with ditch water.Made the rest of the trip with out a hitch but found the radiator cap at fault..........As far as I know the wire is still in it Last edited by powerdriver 1958; 06-25-2007 at 12:59 AM.



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