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Old 03-30-2024, 08:48 PM   #28
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Default Re: New build overheating

Haha. I do not have a scale. I was scratchin my head the whole time wondering about that. I’ll add one.

Just got back from its first real drive. A good 10 miles or so (45 minutes with a 5 minute stop at an old hot rodder who got me into cars 30 years ago) on side streets going anywhere from 0-40 miles an hour. Lots of starting and stopping. Before I left I put enough water in to just barely cover the top piece inside the radiator. The temp never went above 190 and no more puking fluid. Guess I had too much in there!

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There’s a decent amount of steam coming out of the breather. How much is normal? Oil looks fine and not watery or sudsy. I did not see any air bubbles in radiator earlier today when I ran that test. Is this just condensation burning off? Second photo you can see condensation/water drops in the inside top of the cap.

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