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So I had the timing chain replaced on the ’68.
Seemed to go well. Drove it home. Took it out for the weekend and noticed
a red oily substance on the ground – seemed like transmission
fluid. Opened the hood, transmission oil sprayed all over the front of
the bay. Made sure that there was plenty of fluid in the trans and took
it back to the repair guy. Bottom of radiator was rusted where the trans
oil cooler connections were. Abandoned that and put in a separate Hayden
after reading the club archives. Everything seemed cool but the
timing. Got a timing light and adjusted the timing. Took it out and she
was running great. Even the passing gear was kicking in nicely (required
some adjustment after I installed the new carburetor before the timing chain
went in). I was sitting at a light and smelled some antifreeze. Got
it home and opened the hood and there was antifreeze sprayed in the front of
the bay. It was idling a little high so I went to rev the engine a little
and BAM….antifreeze flew up everywhere and I heard a thunk. I
immediately turned off the engine and looked under the hood. The fan was
laying against the radiator, still attached to the hub, and it appears the cone
shaped part of the water pump housing just completely separated from the
mounting plate! I could see the impeller! What the f*?!. Do
these things actually happen on their own? Or is this something improperly
installed by my repair guy? Is this an easy fix? HELP Mister Ed ’68 Crown Convertible (I’m temporarily not worried about the speedometer!) |
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