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Breakdown on road , but lucky. Chev 454 Itasca with less than 25,000 miles on it, just east of Artesia, N.M. a couple of summers ago I lost power,engine started missing but was able to limp into the town of Artesia. Found the Chevy dealer. He could not get to me till the next afternoon.but the camp ground was on the same street about a mile away. Made it to the camp ground started to check things out (you know kicking the tires and checking the oil)didn't know what I was looking for. Next day got back in to the dealer He found a badly burnt spark plug wires and a very coroded distrubitor cap. They told me that it was caused by water being slpashed up on top of the motor.
They replaced wires and some other parts and I was on my way with more power than I had all first part of the year.
Last summer was heading in to Silverton,Colo. and the heat gauge went clear over to hot as far as it could go. I Quickly moved to a off the road spot and checked the engine the raditor was almost cool enough to lay my hand on it. The motor did not smell hot so I turned it off and the heat gauge returned to cool real fast,after checking the oil and water and transmission every thing seemed to be fine I started on up the road about 5 miles down the road the heat gauge again went over to hot.Again I stopped and checked every thing out. all OK. On my return trip I found a Chevrolet dealer and they put it on the computer, found that the heat sensor in the block was bad. Put in a new one and about $75.00 I was back on the road. Guage has not showed hot since.
They replaced wires and some other parts and I was on my way with more power than I had all first part of the year.
Last summer was heading in to Silverton,Colo. and the heat gauge went clear over to hot as far as it could go. I Quickly moved to a off the road spot and checked the engine the raditor was almost cool enough to lay my hand on it. The motor did not smell hot so I turned it off and the heat gauge returned to cool real fast,after checking the oil and water and transmission every thing seemed to be fine I started on up the road about 5 miles down the road the heat gauge again went over to hot.Again I stopped and checked every thing out. all OK. On my return trip I found a Chevrolet dealer and they put it on the computer, found that the heat sensor in the block was bad. Put in a new one and about $75.00 I was back on the road. Guage has not showed hot since.
