First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... RE the water pump...For the little bit of driving that is done with most of these cars it's not too much of an issue but one of the things that plain water does to water pumps is to cavitate the impeller. Antifreeze has additives in it that protect it.
----- Original Message ---- From: Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: First Generation Firebird-L <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2008 7:31:04 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [FGF] Overheating Problems 1969 Firebird - Do I need a new Radiator? First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... The coolant should stop the rust from progressing. The block itself is probably OK. Most rebuilders replace the steel freeze plugs with brass, so those should still be intact. The heater core and radiator are brass and copper, so no problem there. Not sure what plain water would do to the water pump. What carb do you have? Andy Michael Hershey wrote: >First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List >......................................................................... >I had only water which was dumb - the old radiator did have some nastiness >at its bottom insides. The new coolant with the new radiator looks very >nice - no nast color - so in the end I;m ok with the radiator switchout - >just hoping I didnt cause any rust problems in the engine itself from the >water for 4 years............... heater core is probably ok - car has no >rust issues and that heater works like a still - no leaks. > >now my carb is leaking a very slight amount ouf gas on the passenger side at >the base right where the flaps "hinge" is located. just enough to dampen >the carb metal and for me to have noticed when I was trying to figure out my >bog problem.. I know nothing about carbs - is this an easy fix for me or >would it require a total rebuild anyway once you are into it? > >Note - the carb was a rebuild when i dropped it in 4 years ago - it looks >brand new otherwise. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
