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Old 06-24-2008, 12:44 AM   #1
IHasLongTorso
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As some of you may know....

I recently swapped an s13 sr red top into my 13. On my birthday to be exact. Got it running after the issues I had. Started to drive it back down to SoCal. I had no choice as if I missed another day of work I was fired. So on my way back down here on the 300 mile trip it started to over heat. To keep from damaging it I pulled over and let it cool. Wouldn't start when hot. So I had to let it cool all the way down. When I restarted the car it heated up HELLA fast. After a little driving it started overheating again. So I cranked the heater on and the temp goes down a little bit. I see a sign up ahead saying the 5 is closed and I'd have to go through the Mojave to get home. I seriously contemplated suicide. Its bumper to bumper and up hill. So I pull over onto the shoulder and pop the hood. I sit there for awhile letting it cool and out of nowhere a CHP is behind me. I'm thinking "FUCK I can't get out and shut the hood. He'll think somethings up". So he walks up and I say "How you doing buddy?" He replies with "A lot better than you" and walks up to the front of my car on the bad side none the less. He looks right at my intake and my turbo and manifold and ask "what's wrong with it?" Now I think he's just fucking with me to get an answer and say. Its not because of your turbo and ref my poor ass. But I tell him it overheated and I'm just waiting for it to cool. He asks if I see his Pit bar on the front of his car. I say yes and then he says that if I don't mind hell push me along the shoulder to the crest of the hill which is about 4 miles and let me coast down the other side as far as I can and then he'd push me to the next emergency parking area. I was like fuck this is a once in a life time chance. So I'm like sure. He pushed me to the top I coasted down going like 80 and pulled into the emergency parking area. He starts to pull up to me and I think he's still gonna fuck with me. But no he just gives me the knod and wave. But then I check all of my fluids and there is oil in my coolant and and coolant in my oil. I do a quick roadside oil change and continue on my way. I had to stop 2 more times and change my oil one more time. Just wanted to be safe. Get home... Get written up at work and want to kill everything that breathes for 2 or 3 days. Havnt driven my car since. But the plan now is to refresh the motor. So far this is what I've got. Nismo Thermostat New water pump Full Nissan gasket kit Arp head studs New multi layer head gasket Plan on having the head and block checked. Replacing every gasket that comes with the kit. And a new oil pump. So my question is if there is anything else you guys would recomend doing right now. I just want it to run well. Really well and handle 14psi. Thanks in advance for the input.

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