Hey guys, it's been a long time - hope everyone's doing well.
I was on the freeway when I noticed the "Check gauges" light turn on. I looked down and the coolant temp was begged - well beyond 260. My exit was the next one about 1.5 miles away so I tried to limp it to the next exit. Then threw it in neutral and killed the car to the next stop light. The low coolant light then turned on. I started it again to get momentum to the next light, which was enough to get to 35 mph and throw in neutral and kill all the way home. My biggest concern - I really hope I didn't blow the motor. It turns out that the heater hose to the water pump blew out and I lost all coolant. I noticed, when limping it on the freeway, the motor started to shutter. I am guessing it was overheating.
The total time running at 260+ was probably 3 minutes or less, but I'm guessing that's enough to do damage. It has stock, but fully ported heads, which I hope didn't warp - cost a lot through AI. Does anyone have similar experience and do you think I damanged the engine?
Thanks in advance.
I was on the freeway when I noticed the "Check gauges" light turn on. I looked down and the coolant temp was begged - well beyond 260. My exit was the next one about 1.5 miles away so I tried to limp it to the next exit. Then threw it in neutral and killed the car to the next stop light. The low coolant light then turned on. I started it again to get momentum to the next light, which was enough to get to 35 mph and throw in neutral and kill all the way home. My biggest concern - I really hope I didn't blow the motor. It turns out that the heater hose to the water pump blew out and I lost all coolant. I noticed, when limping it on the freeway, the motor started to shutter. I am guessing it was overheating.
The total time running at 260+ was probably 3 minutes or less, but I'm guessing that's enough to do damage. It has stock, but fully ported heads, which I hope didn't warp - cost a lot through AI. Does anyone have similar experience and do you think I damanged the engine?
Thanks in advance.
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