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    Did I fry my engine?

    Last night I blew the radiator in my 66 Polara 383. I limped it a mile to the gas station and right as I was pulling into a parking space it started ticking at idle. I checked it with my temp gun and the radiator was at 200f and the thermostat housing and block was 210f. I shut it down and got a...
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    Polara got hit

    My 66 Polara got rear ended and pushed into a phone pole. Luckily not as bad as I had first thought. I'm still very upset though.
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    Leak from oil fill cap.

    I have no more valve cover leak but now I have oil coming from the breather/fill cap on my 66 383. I checked the pcv valve and it seems to be ok. Anyone have this happen before? Engine runs great and haven't had to add any oil .
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    Valve cover gasket issue.

    Last week I put new valve cover gaskets in the 383 in my 66 Polara. The old gaskets were originals and petrified. I went with the fel-pro high temperature rubber ones instead of cork. After putting them in all was well but after a few days I noticed the drivers side leaking again. I tightened...
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    Blower motor issue

    The rack and pinion on my 90 Bonneville **** out so I've been having to drive my 66 Polara. The temps here have been the negatives but with it plugged in the car starts right up. With the below zero temps my blower motor has been making a squealing noise until the car gets up to temp and has...
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    Temp gauge question.

    Hi all. Glad to be here. I have a temp gauge ? about 66 Polara. I removed the gauge pod to replace a burned out bulb and when I put it back in the temp gauge was pegged at H. It took a few tries of shutting the ignition off to get it to go down to C as they normally do but as soon as the key was...
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