[steve meltzer]

Well, here's a little followup on the overheating sideoiler, for those of you with an intractable sense of curiosity. With the WP and surge tank back in the car (and the restrictor requested by Parham at Southern with no thermostat), I was just ready to road test her, when I decided to run another coolant pressure test with the Stant unit graciously loaned by Teddy at the nearby O'Reilly. The test shows a relatively quick leak down (lost about 4-5# in 10 minutes). No leaks anywhere (put the car on the lift as well) and listened several times with a long rubber hose (really, just an HMO-approved stethoscope), and heard no leak. I re-tightened all the hose clamps, etc, but still lost pressure and again, no obvious external source. ?? Head gasket??. thanx for your input. steve