Hi fellow owners, I inherited the vehicle and am decent with mechanics, looking for some advice here. Really I just need to drive it about 20 minutes to where I can really work on it. Might just do it over a few trips on a cool day.
It’s a 78 spider, car runs and rides great. From what I know, the thermostat was never fixed and instead radiator fan switch was wired up to a toggle in front. Unsure if radiator even works yet…pretty sure it’s shot.
I recently serviced fluids in the rear diff, master cylinder, oil.
I drove it around for 10 minutes or so, casual neighborhood driving. Head gaskets looks pretty new to me, haven’t identified an oil leak per se but it does look kind of moist Near and under head. I’ll have to try and start it cold and see what drips or drops.
Simply wondering at appearance if this looks like an overheating issue or simply fluid burn off from sitting. Temp gauge doesn’t move but I’ll do a resistance test on the ect if it has one (need to find shop manual / fiche)
It’s a 78 spider, car runs and rides great. From what I know, the thermostat was never fixed and instead radiator fan switch was wired up to a toggle in front. Unsure if radiator even works yet…pretty sure it’s shot.
I recently serviced fluids in the rear diff, master cylinder, oil.
I drove it around for 10 minutes or so, casual neighborhood driving. Head gaskets looks pretty new to me, haven’t identified an oil leak per se but it does look kind of moist Near and under head. I’ll have to try and start it cold and see what drips or drops.
Simply wondering at appearance if this looks like an overheating issue or simply fluid burn off from sitting. Temp gauge doesn’t move but I’ll do a resistance test on the ect if it has one (need to find shop manual / fiche)
- Year
- 1978