[RuralTowner]

Oil is still oil. Not making any & surprisingly doesn't seem to burn any. Doesn't drip a drop except for the trans drain plug. I'm in the desert SW of AZ where it's nothing to see 100teens & beyondsert ry summer day. Is a modified coupe that dad took body off & made it look military some decades ago. Motor still stock. I did add one of the bypass filters that mount to the small triangle pattern on drivers head. I'm aware no stats are not great idea & plan on adding them. It didn't have them when I started working on it & prior to the flush it had no problem idling up to temp. Now starting cold & just idle it can sit 30 min & needles won't budge.The plates would be strictly experimental since already had material. Those aren't in yet either just yet anyway. Would like to do one more good flush now that it's had some sustained runs to help break loose any remaining junk. As--is the known running cool means in a pinch IF a stat sticks can remove them (both) & still be ok for short term.

When I'd topped the rad back off I could see the cores. I used gal I had left of 50/50 then another half ish of distilled. Though that did top rad off. Did a 10mi round local trip & level covers cores that won't change when squeezing upper hoses. Like said before the flush it never used coolant even when it would reach full temp after a 4mi put around the desert block. But now does after flush it will. Just sitting idling when full level won't change