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I've actually hit the radiator again since the last time, and again it's sealed itself, but I've lifted the car 1/2" and I think I'm going to have to have a slightly shorter rad made and a steel cage to protect it.
It was running a little hot for awhile, just couldn't seem to cool down, fans ran a lot, then I realized I had been bleeding the air from the front off the system wrong. I had been doing it while the car was running and under pressure, but it just mixed the air around. All I had to do is open the bleed valve after the car had set for awhile-gravity did the work and pushed the air out. Haven't had trouble since, but I'm waiting for a hot California day to really feel good about it.
On the bittersweet front, I got a ticket yesterday in her, 86 in a 65, so while I didn't like the ticket, getting one at a speed slower than I had been going makes me proud to have done it in my bug!!! BTW, the freeway was clear, I saw the car from a mile away, just didn't think it was a CHP!!
Jason
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