OB-1
SILVER Star
Well, I guess it was inevitable. With my wife having been laid off a few weeks ago, I was starting to consider selling the 80 to get something more economical. The truck must have found out and decided it wouldn't go without a fight.
Driving home from work it started running rough and I noticed the temp gauge moving ever so slightly. I decided to run the heater and after awhile it stopped blowing hot.
I got to the gym and popped the hood to find the radiator overflow tank full and boiling/bubbling. The radiator was surprisingly not hot to the touch and I opened it to find there wasn't much in there.
I also found the dreaded milkshake under the oil cap.
I thought I could make it home a few miles down the road if I just refilled the radiator and took it nice and slow.
Nope. Check engine light came on and for a brief second white smoke from the tailpipe. I pulled in to a gas station and turned it off quickly. Popped the hood and found the radiator still full and nothing in the overflow.
Just got towed home.
Driving home from work it started running rough and I noticed the temp gauge moving ever so slightly. I decided to run the heater and after awhile it stopped blowing hot.
I got to the gym and popped the hood to find the radiator overflow tank full and boiling/bubbling. The radiator was surprisingly not hot to the touch and I opened it to find there wasn't much in there.
I also found the dreaded milkshake under the oil cap.
I thought I could make it home a few miles down the road if I just refilled the radiator and took it nice and slow.
Nope. Check engine light came on and for a brief second white smoke from the tailpipe. I pulled in to a gas station and turned it off quickly. Popped the hood and found the radiator still full and nothing in the overflow.
Just got towed home.