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Posted by: bernbomb914 Jun 16 2003, 12:20 PM

When can you be careful and Stupid at the same time? Drove the MH to grand Jct. CO this week to go to my nefews wedding. got to G J without any problems. next day had to go to Breckenridge so I checked the oil and water. added a little of each BUT I FORGOT TO PUT THR RAD. CAP BACK ON. got about 14 miles down the road before the motor got HOT by the time I noticed it was to late, FRIED IT! had it towed to a shop in GJ it will be at least 2 heads IF I AM LUCKEY. sent my wife and 96 year old mother home with my son-in-law today. could be a week before it is fixed.

Dumb Shit Bernie

Posted by: seanery Jun 16 2003, 12:25 PM

at least you're somewhere pretty!

Posted by: Bleyseng Jun 16 2003, 12:44 PM

I have only been there in the winter and its pretty. How is it in the summer?? Any pics??
Sorry about the water/coolent problems. Don't you have a big water temp gauge if you don't install one so this doesn't happen again.

Geoff

Posted by: crash914 Jun 16 2003, 01:55 PM

Hey, I checked the oil in my wife's MV, added a quart then shut the hood....we then drove an hour or so, returned home, I then decided that I forgot to replace the oil cap.......Yep, oil everywhere.......I be a dum

Posted by: Rob Ways Jun 17 2003, 07:22 PM

I drove 170 miles at 70+ in a 78 Celica without the oil cap on. It made a mess but was good for another 1000 miles or so.

Posted by: GWN7 Jun 17 2003, 09:43 PM

Sorry to hear about that Bernbomb. I'm helping a buddy pull the 454 out of his Pace Arrow this weekend, cause he smoked his too.

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Jun 18 2003, 05:10 AM

Posted by: FlatSix Jun 18 2003, 05:31 AM

What's a radiator cap? I've looked on the PET system and couldn't see one listed.

Posted by: GWN7 Jun 18 2003, 05:50 AM

You need the 914 V8 version of PET to find the rad cap section

Posted by: Gint Jun 18 2003, 09:25 AM

Bernie!

You were only 90 minutes or so away from me. You should have let us know you were coming out. I (and some of the local 914 contingent) could have made a mountain run and met up with you.

Posted by: bernbomb914 Jun 18 2003, 01:16 PM

Thanks for all the comments. staying at my bro. in laws while I wait for the shop to check it out. I am in a long line for service. Its the only shop that works on MHs. It wouldent be so bad if this was the first engine but it is the 5th. in 57000 miles. This one was my fault

Bernie

Posted by: bernbomb914 Jun 23 2003, 09:42 AM

engine is toast. Shop charges me $532.00 to pull one head then tells me they they dont do engine pulls. Had to tow it to another shop in Orchard Mesa where there is a shop that does race engines.
the only shop on the west slope that has a flow bench along with all the other goodies to make high performance engines. Had to rent a car for a month to get home. hope they get it done in 30 days.

Bernie

Posted by: seanery Jun 23 2003, 09:45 AM

Sorry Bernie!

This sucks!

Posted by: brant Jun 23 2003, 09:56 AM

ginter...

how do you get to junction in 90 minutes?
I wanna know THAT short cut.

(just giving you a hard time)
brant

Posted by: GWN7 Jun 23 2003, 12:07 PM

Depending on the MH, you will have to strip it to a short block to get it out anyways.

Posted by: bernbomb914 Jun 23 2003, 11:50 PM

No it is a John Deere chassis drop the ft axle jack it up and drop it out the bottom all in one piece.

Bernie

Posted by: Gint Jun 24 2003, 09:35 PM

Brant,

Posted by: bernbomb914 Jun 24 2003, 10:04 PM

nephew got married at 10 mile lodge in Breckenridge It was beautiful the sun shown then it hailed then rained then the sun came out. The mountains were beautiful its a great town we had a lot of fun

be rnie

Posted by: brant Jun 25 2003, 08:14 AM

Mike G....

ooops, that would be my fault for not reading all of the later posts...

brant