Burst heater line
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Burst heater line
So my heater line burst, apparently, and drained all of the coolant while I was out tuning with my new exhaust. Funny thing was...MS didn't show coolant over 215°F. Fortunately, I was close to home and made it back into the garage (babying, obviously), but the damage is done, I'm afraid.
So what are the chances that running without coolant for a mile or so didn't damage anything? It seemed to be running fine, and the oil didn't seem to be cloudy at all.
What do you guys suggest? Pull the head and have it checked, replace the headgasket, and be on my way? Or just replace the heater hose and continue to drive it?
Figures...everything was running great finally
So what are the chances that running without coolant for a mile or so didn't damage anything? It seemed to be running fine, and the oil didn't seem to be cloudy at all.
What do you guys suggest? Pull the head and have it checked, replace the headgasket, and be on my way? Or just replace the heater hose and continue to drive it?
Figures...everything was running great finally
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I would check the compression just for the hell of it. Replace the heater hose, and drive it if all checks out. If you notice problems then I would tear it down. It's possible you didn't damage anything but you might as well do the tests you can before tearing it down. If the head is screwed you should be able to tell with leakdown test.
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Once you replace that hose and get it running, order yourself a complete set of hoses and replace them *ALL*. That was the weakest one. Once you replace it with one that will hold pressure, the next weakest one will take the brunt and it will go in due time. Just replace them all and get it over with. This includes the coolant lines to the turbo unless they are less than a year old or they are some kind of super lines (steel overbraid, reinforced silicone, etc.). BTDT. This way you can shop for a good price on the hoses and plan for the swap, instead of getting stranded somewhere.
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Once you replace that hose and get it running, order yourself a complete set of hoses and replace them *ALL*. That was the weakest one. Once you replace it with one that will hold pressure, the next weakest one will take the brunt and it will go in due time. Just replace them all and get it over with. This includes the coolant lines to the turbo unless they are less than a year old or they are some kind of super lines (steel overbraid, reinforced silicone, etc.). BTDT. This way you can shop for a good price on the hoses and plan for the swap, instead of getting stranded somewhere.
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Back up and running. When I get a chance, I'll do a compression and leakdown test. Seems to be running ok though.
Next thing on the list...EBC...not liking the occasional boost spike that puts me into a conservatively rich cell (but on the edge of the injector I'm using), and sometimes blips my boost overrun protection.
Next thing on the list...EBC...not liking the occasional boost spike that puts me into a conservatively rich cell (but on the edge of the injector I'm using), and sometimes blips my boost overrun protection.
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