Glad you got it home before that happened.  That's the sort of thing that will put it on the trailer...and make a big mess on the car.
We took the Heap and the Falcon on about a two hundred miles cruise two weeks ago.  No major troubles but I noticed that when they pushed the Falcon we were seeing some oil smoke/smell from under the car.  Looks like the pan is leaking at the rear.  Other than that it was fine at speed. 
As you know we ain't a-feared to drive the Heap.  I feel that driving these cars a few miles every day or so just guarantees, or at least enhances, reliability for longer trips.  The Falcon has been going back and forth to "work" for three weeks or so now.  The plan is for it to head to Wichita Kansas in mid July.

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Terry, sorry to hear about the rad hose......better that then an electric fuel pump...

A few years back I had my upper hose blew off going 65 mph down the hwy.  You should of seen the white smoke rolling from my engine.  I was only a few miles from home so I drove it the rest of the way.  Got antifreeze in my Distributor and that was ruined.  It was a mess.  Lesson learned.  In the spring before I take it out I tighten all hose clamps and anything else that looks like I should check.. Im shocked at how much turn I can get in the hose clamps after running it all summer.  Steve69

Last edited by Steve69 (6/28/2018 3:43 PM)

MS wrote:

Or just tighten them properly on the initial installation.

    I think the  heat must loosen the clamps up.  I had them very tight.  Next spring there was some turn on the clamps.   I was surprised too.