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JL8Jeff · 08-20-2006, 06:23 PM

The 396 did not like the stop and go traffic on 31 and it started to get pretty hot. So I had to turn on the heat to help keep the motor cool. It's starts to ping pretty bad when it gets up around 200 degrees. And the clutch and linkage got worse on the way home probably due to the heat. But I made it home in 1 piece and I didn't even use a half tank of gas so I might have gotten 10 mpg today! I think we need to create a rule for next year that nobody should start working on their car the week before the Nats! Too many MIA's! Definitely a good time today and glad the weather held off.

08-20-2006, 06:23 PM	#1
JL8Jeff Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ewing Posts: 6,216 iTrader: (3)	Drive home from the Nats was a hot one! The 396 did not like the stop and go traffic on 31 and it started to get pretty hot. So I had to turn on the heat to help keep the motor cool. It's starts to ping pretty bad when it gets up around 200 degrees. And the clutch and linkage got worse on the way home probably due to the heat. But I made it home in 1 piece and I didn't even use a half tank of gas so I might have gotten 10 mpg today! I think we need to create a rule for next year that nobody should start working on their car the week before the Nats! Too many MIA's! Definitely a good time today and glad the weather held off. __________________ 69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored 09 Silverado Z71