Engine problem while at the track yesterday. (FIXED)

[Shaun]

Whoohoo!  Easy fix!

Sounds like my easy fix today after 4.5 really hard sessions.  Car decided to blow a 3" tear into the top rad hose and blow coolant out like a geyser all over the windsheild at full tilt rounding a bend.  Ran over to Autozone and put another hose on it, runs just fine.  Phew.

That is 2 coolant explosions at that track this year.  1st a freeze plug and now this.  I hope its coincedence and nothing more serious.

[Opentracker]

Yep....as usual John was RIGHT. Why didn't you just say that Wed night when it happened!




Slacker.

Didn't see the video till Thurs.  .....  I've herd that sound before. That's what a bad condenser sounds like.

I vote it's an ignition issue, not the carb. It sounds like a bad coil or if you have points, it's the condenser or both.

 I've herd that should a few times - Just my .02

I also have had that feeling a few times. Watching you pull the steering wheel says it all -  :roulette

Glad you got it fixed.

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

Yep....as usual John was RIGHT. Why didn't you just say that Wed night when it happened!




Slacker.

i think somebody else said it sounded like an ignition problem weds night...... :wm?

glad you got it fixed easy enough. i had a dizzy problem once & only way i discovered it was turning the thing over by hand & noticed the rotor button ended up in a slightly different spot each time. ended up the dipshit at the speed shop sold me a 351w dizzy to go in a 351c. the gear was slipping a tooth every now & then. ended up having to replace the dizzy & camshaft.