So a few years ago I was coming back from eastern washington during ths ummer mionths. it was pretty hot say 105 degrees. travevling at say 100 mph for say 3 hours. Well my car has always ran cold or say the gauge says. I tried a new sender, thermostat and was about to replace the gauage befoire this happened (basically the gauge never moves but occasionally).
Anyway Im travevling down the road and the gauge starts to move and I get the dreaded smell of coolant burning. You know that sweet smell of disaster. So i pull of the exit and go to a gas station where i pop my hood and the engine is covered with oily dots. the cooling system is 100% dry. Ive been leaking oil for a while so thats no biggy i was used to that. The engine is hot but not oerheated according to the gauge.
So mu question is what could have caused this? Ive still got the same power as always. Im not blowing steam ou the exhaust and my dipstick looks normal when checked, no foamy white stuff. I drove the car home and havent drove it since. Im afaid i did do something bad and i dont want to know. I filled the radiator to see if holds just sitting and havent cecked back yet. Any other thoughts. On the way home I had to climb 2 mountains and go say 200 miles after this happened and the car drove the same powerwise.
Please help with ideas. Im mechanically knowledgable but am flat out intimidated but the SC
Anyway Im travevling down the road and the gauge starts to move and I get the dreaded smell of coolant burning. You know that sweet smell of disaster. So i pull of the exit and go to a gas station where i pop my hood and the engine is covered with oily dots. the cooling system is 100% dry. Ive been leaking oil for a while so thats no biggy i was used to that. The engine is hot but not oerheated according to the gauge.
So mu question is what could have caused this? Ive still got the same power as always. Im not blowing steam ou the exhaust and my dipstick looks normal when checked, no foamy white stuff. I drove the car home and havent drove it since. Im afaid i did do something bad and i dont want to know. I filled the radiator to see if holds just sitting and havent cecked back yet. Any other thoughts. On the way home I had to climb 2 mountains and go say 200 miles after this happened and the car drove the same powerwise.
Please help with ideas. Im mechanically knowledgable but am flat out intimidated but the SC