Well it happened,
At Lebanon today I entered the NHDHRA Event with the rest of the New England crew, the first shakedown pass in time trials was a dismal 12.92 at 103.78 mph with a weaker 1.85 60/ft time #2 only. Track prep could have been better but oh well.
The next pass I was hoping for a 11.9X on the N20 and instead settled for a 12.09 at 112+ mph, still a bit slower due to another 1.804 60/ft time.
And then it happened, while sitting in the staging lanes another racer notices some coolant under the truck, I pressurized the system and had to bail on the rest of the racing.................
So I let it sit, evacuated the pressure after about an hour or so, and drove her home without any issues.
ECT stayed at 180-200 degrees and tranny temp was 120, no noticebale noises or additional coolant pressure building.
She will need some help I think..........:hug:
Spoke with Guy at SoCAL from the track, we will be discussing options.
She has been run for almost 7 years and the last 5 raced and been the test truck for all of my tuning, she owes me nothing.
At Lebanon today I entered the NHDHRA Event with the rest of the New England crew, the first shakedown pass in time trials was a dismal 12.92 at 103.78 mph with a weaker 1.85 60/ft time #2 only. Track prep could have been better but oh well.
The next pass I was hoping for a 11.9X on the N20 and instead settled for a 12.09 at 112+ mph, still a bit slower due to another 1.804 60/ft time.
And then it happened, while sitting in the staging lanes another racer notices some coolant under the truck, I pressurized the system and had to bail on the rest of the racing.................
So I let it sit, evacuated the pressure after about an hour or so, and drove her home without any issues.
ECT stayed at 180-200 degrees and tranny temp was 120, no noticebale noises or additional coolant pressure building.
She will need some help I think..........:hug:
Spoke with Guy at SoCAL from the track, we will be discussing options.
She has been run for almost 7 years and the last 5 raced and been the test truck for all of my tuning, she owes me nothing.
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