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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: t.birdsc on October 16, 2010, 06:38:26 AM

Title: Overheated engine
Post by: t.birdsc on October 16, 2010, 06:38:26 AM
The car didn't seem to have the power it had last time at the track. Maybe a little more timing....but it started to ping at wot and I didn't get out of it right away. She started to run rough and thought it could be the #8 plug which fouls every once in while. New plug didn't help and she's running hot enough to kill the motor from a safeguard built into the tune. Thanks decipha!
She trys to make it home, overheated killed, won't crank and suspect hydralocking.:disappoin
Pressure test to confirm diag. 
Pics to come.

 Mike
Title: Overheated engine
Post by: 88CougarGT on October 17, 2010, 12:25:53 AM
I'm guessing this isn't the first time you heard ping and muttered "hold together baby...."

Cast those dice as many times as you want, but once n a while they come up snake eyes.  I did the same to my SC a few years back.