Those who have kept up in this forum know that I beg for help every week because I can't seem to put my Neon back together after dismantling it in an effort to replace the clutch and clutch cable.
Well, yesterday I got her back together and took her for a spin! Well, 100 feet of spin, and then the dashboard beeped at me as if it were trying to say, "I'm too hot!"
I don't think I did any damage to the engine--I only drove 100 feet away from my driveway, did a fast u-turn, and then parked it back in my driveway. The temperature gauge rose immediately to H as soon as I stepped on the gas. I let the car run for about 20 minutes in my driveway before test driving it and there was no overheating. Strange, yeah?
I replaced the coolant, changed the oil and filled the transmission with gear oil (manual.) I pray that it's not the water pump that's broken.
I'm going to flush the radiator out with some of that cleaner stuff and refill it with coolant. I think there might be debris or rust in the pipes somewhere because the test run was fine before the test drive. Strange.
Anyway, I'll post pics of the car ON THE GROUND (it has been on stands for over a year) as soon as I take some.
I'M SO CLOSE TO HAVING A CAR YOU GUYS! LET'S CELEBRATE!
