<VV> stolen '61

[Jay Maechtlen]

On 9/12/2013 6:37 PM, Matt Nall wrote:
>  Got a report on what you found today?
>
>  I hope all is well!
>
> *Matt *

Sorry for the delay - I checked out the car this morning, and eventually 
got it to a friend's house this afternoon.
The only damage done by the thief was to pop the ignition tumbler.
It seems that what stopped him/them was that the cooling system failed, 
leaving them with steam and an unhappy motor. I'm guessing that's why 
they discharged the fire extinguisher in the car. (at least part of the 
discharge was in the corner behind the passenger seat where some exposed 
wires and relays are. The water leak was right behind that, so it may 
have looked like smoke?

The leak was due to a combination of factors - to carry coolant from the 
engine to the radiator, my system uses sprinkler PVC, with 
slip-to-thread adapters and stubs of galv steel to clamp the water hoses 
onto.
I recently made some adjustments (ironically, I added a support) which 
may have stressed the joint - a steel stub popped out of the PVC 
threads, dumping coolant.

I don't have the cooling system back together yet - once I do, I will 
check for water in oil, bubbles in coolant, etc. I did run the car for a 
bit, before I discovered the coolant loss - it sounded fine.
So, I am relieved and optimistic.

Regards
Jay
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Jay Maechtlen SoCal '61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin, transverse 3.8 
Buick V6 TH440T4 trans