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#64038 08/08/2006 4:10 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42 | I changed the locked up 216 for a 235 in my 53 3100.
Over the past year & a half replaced the clutch, brake lines & cylinders, gas tank & lines, radiator, water pump & a long list of other parts repairs & adjustments.
In April I started the motor to make sure oil pressure was good. I only run the motor 30 seconds 4 or 5 times in one week it never got hot. After fixing all the water, gas & oil leaks I moved on to other adjustments & repairs for the past several months.
Yesterday I thought it was time for a driving test so I checked all the fluid levels when I took off the radiator cap there was what appears to be a sheet of peeled off paint floating on the water. The radiator is a new Chevy Duty. It was easy to pull out the paint in 3 or 4 large sheets. Today I plan to drain the water by taking off the lower hose to see if paint peeled in the lower end of the radiator.
I am sure glad It was not run long or driven with that mess in the water to get in the core or the pump.
Anyone think this will be all that needs doing before starting the engine again ?
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#64039 08/08/2006 4:54 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | I would drain and flush it out several times, and use a citric acid based motor flush. Maybe pull the water pump and see if there is any crud in the block. Watch the temperature gauge is all you can do.
That's an unfortunate thing to have happen.
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#64040 08/08/2006 11:04 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42 | Thanks, The lower end is clean no paint gunk in the water or the hose or pump. I may have gotten lucky for once.
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