Date:         Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:57:22 -0400
Reply-To:     Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
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From:         Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Epic Journeys (Long... Frustrating)
Comments: To: Eric Nettles <enettles@CENTERSTAGE.ORG>
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Eric Nettles wrote:

> <snip>I'm at a loss.  Dunno if this still sounds like a bleeding problem
> and I need to give it more RPMs or if new heads can make the engine hotter
> or
> if its the coolant or something else entirely. I've already got $2000
> into the problem, and at an $85 a week salary I can hardly afford the
> minimum on the card, let alone drop a whole lot more into it.
>
> Does anyone have any idea about this?

It sound to me like your coolant is not circulating sufficiently. Normally
I'd look at the water pump first and if ok I'd check for an obstruction. But
if you bleed the system with "the raised front end; 2000 rpm; bleed the rad
until antifreeze comes out" method then you would know that the pump is ok
and that there is no obstruction. So that can't be it. Right?
-Larry